A pink slip, a birthday card, new neighbors...Piper Avery thought her week was bad-then she found the body on the beach!

Piper had no intentions of getting involved, but when Joel, an undercover cop inadvertently challenged her...well, she had no choice, did she?

Piper and her surprise gift, a spaniel named Daisy, (a bit of a diva) begin to investigate and are soon caught up in more than they wanted. Joining forces with Joel and his K-9 partner they work to solve the murder before Piper becomes the next victim. All while adjusting to her mother and mother-in-law moving in across the street and opening her gallery.