Garnet Stone needs a breather. Between working at the bookstore and her secret quest to uncover the truth about her birth mom, she welcomes a break.

The solution? Dryden Mansion's annual murder mystery party. The evening promises to be a blast with her boyfriend, friends, and Grandpa Stone as one of the actors.

The party takes a dark turn from Mardi Gras to Mardi Murder when a woman is found dead, and Stone becomes the prime suspect. To complicate things further, Aoife, the woman Garnet thought was her mom, pays a surprise visit, forcing Garnet to confront her deepest fears.

Running out of time and clues, can Garnet catch the killer, and will Aoife's secrets shatter her life like broken beads?