The dog days of summer have arrived, and Tai Randolph is feeling the heat. Running her uncle's gun shop is more demanding than she ever imagined. Her best friend Rico is competing for a national slam poetry title. And Atlanta is overrun with hundreds of fame-hungry performance poets clogging all the good bars. She's also got her brand-new relationship with corporate security agent Trey Seaver to deal with.
After her ex-boyfriend shows up while she is trying to take a break from the detective business, Tai Randolph tries to unravel a 150-year-old mystery that has ties to a modern-day killer.
Helping to recover a Confederate hero's scattered skeletal remains in the aftermath of a tornado, Tai Randolph discovers evidence of a more recent killing and must clear the name of her late uncle, who is accused of the crime.
