Raymond Waugh has spent seven years writing for a hole-in-the-wall daily newspaper in a peaceful patch of North Carolina. Only moderately ambitious, he is content to cover small town politics and school board meetings until a better opportunity comes knocking. But when a routine feature article lands him in the middle of a high society murder investigation, Ray quickly discovers how little he really knows about his sleepy rural county -- and the people closest to him. As events unfolds, Ray must figure out what's going on before any more damage is done.
