It begins quietly on a balmy Southern night as some locals gather at Bo Peepa�TMs, one of the towna�TMs favorite watering holes. Within an hour, however, a man will be murdered and his companion will be a��disappeared.a�\x9d An unlikely detective, Morgana Musgrove, doyenne of Savannah society, is called upon to unravel the mystery of these crimes. Morgana is an imperious, demanding, and conniving woman, whose four grown children are weary of her schemes. But one by one she inveigles them into helping with her investigation, and soon the family uncovers some terrifying truths a�" truths that will rock Savannaha�TMs power structure to its core.