
Librarian Aurora Teagarden solves mysteries in Lawrenceton, Ga.

After Aurora moves into her new home, four students from a nearby college vanish one evening; then one of the missing students turns up dead, prompting Aurora and her new neighbor, Nick, to begin their own investigation.

A taunting clue left for Aurora at a meeting begins a cat-and-mouse game between her and a mysterious criminal who commits increasingly serious crimes that leave the town rattled.

Sally's wealthy Aunt Gladys dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, prompting Aurora to inspect Gladys' will for clues as to who would have wanted her gone.

Aurora and friends are off to a resort for a true crime convention; while there, they take part in a mystery dinner theater, but art imitates life when a fellow actor gets killed.