The Wright sisters, Maybelle and Helen, find their lives turned inside out when they inherit their grandmother’s stately Victorian home on East Lake. Amid their grief, they resolve to uphold their family's storied legacy within its cherished walls.

However, the house's quiet grandeur is shattered when Maybelle stumbles upon a chilling scene: a woman lifelessly suspended in the dining room. Detective Peter Nelson, quick to label the death a suicide, overlooks the tangle of secrets Maybelle's sharp eyes begin to unravel. Trusting her intuition, she embarks on an investigative journey, tracing a trail of enigmatic clues and shadowy figures, each harboring motives as murky as the town's whispered scandals.

As Maybelle delves deeper—despite her sister’s protests, she is convinced the scene is a facade for murder. She is met with Detective Nelson's stern warnings to cease her pursuit. Unshaken, Maybelle’s tenacity only grows, spurred on by the need for truth and justice, even as her own safety hangs in the balance.

Join Maybelle and her sister in this riveting cozy mystery where heritage homes harbor hidden agendas, and a determined heiress with an affinity for her flock of chickens proves to be an amateur sleuth of the most intrepid kind. Will her dedication unmask a killer? Follow Maybelle's perilous quest to outwit a cunning murderer who's closer than she thinks…