Po Paltrow, writer, quilter, and nurturer of the Queen Bees quilting group, is on her morning jogging through the streets of Crestwood, KS, a small university town, when a cat's meow draws her to the back door of one of Elderberry Road's quaint stores, Selma Parker's quilt shop. There she finds the body of Owen Hill--best department chair Canterbury College ever had. And so begins the first adventure of the Queen Bees, eight spirited quilters united in friendship--with a surprising talent for sleuthing.