Hemlock Falls is a pretty little town in upstate New York. Sarah Quilliam, with her talent for business, runs the Inn at Hemlock Falls. Her sister, Meg, keeps the guests happy with her culinary abilities. But when it comes to murder, the Quilliam sisters have to rely on other skills-spotting clues, solving crimes, catching culprits...The Inn at Hemlock Falls has the misfortune of hosting the wedding rehearsal dinner of Alphonse Santini. The ex-senator, looking to get reelected, has brought big-time politics to the little town. And while politics makes strange bedfellows, the dead fellows being made are even stranger. Like an investigative TV reporter. And the town sheriff. The way things are going, the upcoming rehearsal dinner could be someone's last meal. And for Sarah and Meg, getting involved may be a recipe for murder...