Bookstore owner Annie Darlings life is all about murder mysteries reading them selling themand solving themSummer is a hectic time for Annie and her husband Max Sun and scorching temperatures never fail to bring swarms of tourists to their mystery bookstore Death on Demand for the latest beach reads Not to mention the whole island is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming Browards Rock Fourth of July danceShell Hurst is the kind of woman wives hatefor good reasonand most of them wish she would just disappear But when she doeslast seen walking into the pine trees during the Fourth of July fireworks displayAnnie cant help but feel like someone should be looking for herAnnie and Max are soon following a twisted trail marked by blackmail betrayal and adultery winding from the corridors of the islands lovely inn to a pier lashed by pelting rain to a gathering on the terrace of a country club where a trap is set for a calculating killer.
