Liss MacCrimmon, purveyor of all things plaid at the Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium, is delighted that her hometown is hosting the First Annual Maine-ly Cozy Con. The mystery-book conference promises to attract plenty of authors, and her new fiance Dan's hotel is rapidly filling with attendees. When a muckraking reviewer with a grudge takes a swan dive off a scenic lookout, no one wants to believe it was homicide. But the more Liss learns, the more she realizes just how many people are glad the deceased has written her final story. And with an entire conference brimming with potential suspects, it will take a killer instinct to figure out which writer belongs in the true-crime section...