For retiree-turned-PI Poppy Harmon, spending her golden years running
the Desert Flowers Detective Agency is far from the glamorous life she
once knew. But becoming ensnared in two twisted Palm Springs crimes
might be her worst look yet . . .
If Poppy didn't believe she was in too deep as the only female juror in
a high-profile assault case involving an infamously hot-tempered
crooner, she's sure of it upon meeting blast-from-her-past Rod Harper. A
former TV co-star from her short-lived acting days, Rod is as dashing as
ever, and now he wants to partner again--this time to locate his missing
daughter . . .
Returning a pampered songstress with a penchant for running away back
home unscathed shouldn't be too challenging. But dodging Rod's charms
while on the job is another story--and so is finding a dead body! When
Poppy discovers a fellow juror face down in a swimming pool, she's
unwittingly thrust into a murder investigation with sinister parallels
to the troubled chanteuse's disappearance . . .
As Poppy struggles to survive a steamy love triangle while deciphering
the connection between two seemingly unrelated cases, the Desert Flowers
Agency must outsmart a ruthless killer who will do anything to keep
hideous secrets hidden away . . . including ensuring Poppy becomes the
next forgotten ex-actress to bite the dust . . .