A mere week before the Hemlock Falls Ladies’ Auxiliary hosts the annual Spring Fete‚ chairwoman Adela Henry quits in a huff. Who’s going to judge the Jell-O architecture contest‚ organize the booths and settle quarrels? The mayor recruits professional organizer Linda Connally and her staff. But when Connally’s body turns up in the trunk of a used car‚ Meg and Sarah Quilliam are back in the detecting business.