Laid-off journalist Lana Lewis is thriving as the proprietor of Perkatory, a coffee shop on quirky Devil's Beach Island, Florida. The only thing that mars her contentment is her neighbor, Gus, who incessantly uses his leaf blower, disturbing everyone in the neighborhood. Lana's best friend Erica angrily confronts Gus, so when he is later killed when his leaf blower explodes. Erica immediately becomes a suspect. In this third outing (after Cold Brew Corpse), Lana finds that there are plenty of other candidates as well.