Kathleen Delaney is onlangs verhuisd naar South Carolina om zich fulltime aan het schrijven te wijden. Ze ontdekte een charmant historisch huis met een heerlijke rondlopende veranda, een favoriete plek voor zowel haar als haar honden. Delaney zal in augustus, september en oktober op tournee gaan om exemplaren van haar nieuwste mysteryroman, And Murder For Dessert, te signeren.
Preparations for Santa Louisa's annual spring rummage sale are thrown into chaos when organizer Mary McGill and her cocker spaniel Millie come across a dead body on the premises. What was Miss Plym doing in a locked church hall at the dead of night? And who would want to harm a sweet-natured but confused elderly lady who wouldn't hurt a fly?
Mary McGill and her cocker spaniel Millie get the fright of their lives on Halloween. They hear gunshots coming from the bank and the robber, dressed in a clown costume, points his gun at them before fleeing the scene. He has killed a woman and injured Police Chief Dunham. Can Mary and Millie unmask the savage killer clown before he strikes again?
When Santa Louisa's traditional Christmas pageant is interrupted by the discovery of a bloodstained corpse lying in the manger, a cowering black-and-white puppy beside it, pillar of the community Mary McGill steps in to investigate. As someone who knows nothing about dogs, Mary had better learn - and fast - in order to catch a ruthless killer.
4th July. A body is found shot in the back. Mary McGill and her dog, Millie, had seen him at a jewelry shop, with his dog, Ranger. Could the necklace he looked at be connected with his death? What brought him to Santa Louisa? Whilst caring for Ranger temporarily, Mary is drawn into the investigation and serious danger ... and more murder.