' What would you do if your best friend was murdered and the police decided it was a random act with no apparent suspects?Charlie Michaels, owner of Sandhaven's Coffee 'n Cake Café, refuses to accept the finding and sets out to do her own investigation.Close friend and Head of Police, Tom Waters, removed from the case to work in another area, warns Charlie of the danger she could be placing herself in.Undeterred, Charlie perseveres with her investigations, digging up more than she bargains for as she searches for her friend's assailant, almost losing her own life in the process, before the murderer is finally revealed.' (Publication summary)