Ever since local developer Fred Stanton and his wife, Mimi, built five modular homes next door to Lucy Stoneâs farmhouse, life hasnât been the same. With Mimi complaining about everything from the state of Lucyâs lawn to another neighborâs lovable dog, quaint Tinker's Cove, Maine, is now entangled in cul-de-sac politics and backstabbing. And when Mimi doesn't show up for her shift at The Hat and Mitten Fund bake sale, the scent of burnt sugar leads Lucy to a shocking discovery: Mimi, face down on her kitchen floor, with a knife in her back. While the police start their investigation, reporter Lucy gets busy writing up the murder for The Pennysaverâand following a few leads of her own. Lucy knows the women in her neighborhood didnât like Mimi, but they certainly didn't want her dead⌠did they?