Ever daydream about taking a little revenge? Lifting a corner of that precious rug everyone's busy sweeping secrets under? Well, let me tell you about Beryle Stone.

She was a bestselling author and the most famous citizen to ever come out of Cottonwood, Kentucky. She knew everyone in town and they knew her. And when she died, she put all her worldly possessions up for auction. All but one.

She left behind a hidden tell-all about Cottonwood that's got more gossip than a ladies' luncheon. Oh, Lordy, does that make the town folk hot. I'm not talking Deputy Finn Vincent hot, I'm talking hot under those Southern collars hot.

And since revenge is a dish best served cold, things turn ugly. Someone gets an ax to the back and the only witness gets put in a coma.

Enter Sheriff Kenni Lowry. She reckons someone in town will do anything to keep the manuscript from seeing the light of day. And it's her job to find out who. She starts uncovering as many secrets as there are suspects.

Of course her poppa's ghost returns to help. He pieces together the life of the Beryle he once knew, but his memory's a little foggy, and any misstep could cause them a world of trouble.

Can Kenni sort through the secrets buried in Beryle's books, or will this be her final chapter?