Returning from her father-in-law's funeral in Florida, Lucy can almost hear the death knell of her part-time reporter job the instant she meets new hire Rob Callahan. He is young, ambitious, and positioning himself to become the Pennysaver's next star reporter, while Lucy is assigned to cover the Tinker's Cove St. Patrick's Day parade. It's a shock when Rob is charged with sending a corrections officer from town to a fiery death. Lucy doubts her office rival committed murder, and she's willing to follow that nagging hunch into the darkest corners of the community. -- adapted from jacket