"Good riddance" is the response of most Pecan Springs residents to the murder of Edgar Coleman, a local real estate shark found shot to death in his garage. With the small-town gossip mill running full tilt, it doesn't take long for China to learn that Coleman had numerous affairs and was blackmailing City Council members for their votes on a bad land development deal.

But the timing of this particular crime couldn't be worse, for China's wedding to long-time lover Mike McQuaid is just a few days away and she's busy making the last-minute arrangements. With McQuaid now serving as interim police chief, and the suspect list growing longer by the minute, China can forget about a honeymoon--unless she can locate the killer.