lost their father to cancer, and now their mother is found dead lying in her bed. It looks like murder. Detective Beebe Givens has to determine who would want to murder a music teacher and why. The suspects are few in the small town of Covington, but no one is talking. She is stymied at every turn. She enlists the help of the part-time coroner and funeral director, Jacob Heist. Together they unravel the mystery that has engulfed the small Texas community.