Triplets, a tornado, and twisted lies add up to trouble for Taylor Madison as Perdue’s townfolk gather for Hank Barton’s funeral. Why do the three identical sisters dislike each other so much? Why did Hank put such an odd codicil in his will? Throw in swaggering new deputy, a citizen’s police academy, and an amateur tornado hunter, and Taylor finds herself longing for the comparative peace of big city life!
More than thirty years ago, a minister named Ralph Posey absconded with the church funds, abandoning his wife and daughter. At least, that's what everyone in Perdue thought . . . until now. When Ralph's skeleton is discovered, it quickly becomes obvious that he never left town at all -- he was murdered, and all evidence implicates his wife as the killer. Bonita Posey admittedly detested her husband, but she denies taking his life. Can Taylor uncover the truth in time to keep her octogenarian friend out of prison?
Clutching a letter from an aunt she's never met, mystery writer Taylor Madison arrives in Perdue Texas seeking the name of her father. Alone in the world except for her pet ferret, Hazel, Taylor desperately needs to discover who she is and where she belongs. Her mission becomes more urgent when the town sheriff dies under suspicious circumstances. Taylor doesn't mean to cause trouble, but her questions uncover a snake's nest of small town scandals and secrets. When someone tries to drop a sandbag on her head during the Miss Snakeskin Contest, Taylor must face the fact that someone in Perdue is willing to kill to protect those secrets.
