When his hopes for a quiet Fourth of July are shattered by the discovery of a dead body, Tennessee sheriff Tony Abernathy struggles with the challenges of a town in chaos, from a dispute between not-so-sweet little old ladies and an attacking intruder tohis quilting wife's gossip-driven investigation.

The weather is cooling down in Park County, Tennessee, but crime is heating up. The county's loan shark dies, and the body count begins. Sheriff Tony Abernathy is soon up to the top of his bald head in murder and mayhem. Even Tony's very pregnant wife, Theo, leading what should be a relaxing quilting retreat up at The Lodge, discovers a dead body. And as if Tony didn't have enough to deal with, a celebrity murder puts Park County on the national news....