Winner of the 2013 Malice Domestic Competition for Best First Traditional Mystery Novel When Beth McKenzie returns to her hometown to turn an old Southern mansion into a B&B called The Dixie Dew, her first guest is murdered. Three days later a young priest is found strangled in his chapel. The town of Littleboro is turned upside down and the cop, whose job is mainly controlling football traffic on Friday nights, is not up to the challenge. Fearing that her new B&B is in danger of failing, Beth sets out to discover the truth.