A party of six guests checks into the Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast, but one checks out early. Dead.
The Chief of Police asks Seaside Cove B&B owner Rick Atwood to help solve the murder of Snappy Welles, a man Rick viewed as a born troublemaker. Rick quickly discovers that Snappy's friends were far from friends. And all had a reason to kill him.
While Rick investigates with the police, his daughter Alex launches a shadow investigation. At thirteen going on thirty, Alex is gung ho to find the killer first. Rick wishes Alex would keep her nose out of police business, but her meddling is getting results. When everyone's secrets and lies unravel, Rick must choose between bringing a killer to justice and saving his family.