In this riveting sequel to The Jagged Woods, it's Independence Day week in Blanding, Maine and the temperature and the murder rate are on the rise. The new Police Chief and her team are prepared for a safe and festive Fourth. But a killer has other plans. The death of a star athlete sends locals into a tailspin as thousands of tourists overtake the town for Independence Day celebrations. From the old-money elegance of North Atlantic Road to the docks and bars of Blanding's south side, Chief Simone Devrimbeau and her officers follow a whiplash trail of secrets, lies, and murder. As the body...

HOLIDAY MURDER, MYSTERY, AND MAYHEM IN MAINE. As Blanding, Maine prepares to celebrate the holidays, a young developer perishes in a fire at his own construction site. Was it an accident, as most of the town wants to believe? Or something more sinister? Police Chief Simone Devrimbeau has her suspicions, but she also has her hands full dealing with budget problems, staff issues, colleagues she may not be able to trust, and a musician husband whose tour has been extended. When more fires and more deaths heat up the investigation, the Chief enlists the assistance of Widows' Book Club members...