As sunny South Cove, California, gears up for their annual Fourth of July celebrations, a local murder threatens to kill the fireworks . . . South Cove's local businesses are up in arms after volunteer fire chief Barry Gleason threatens to shut down anyone who doesn't comply with the fire code. But when Barry schedules a training burn in an old abandoned barn, he is the only one who doesn't come out alive. Jill Gardner-owner of Coffee, Books, and More-smells murder in the ashes. She'll have to work quickly to nab a killer with a short fuse-or else everyone's holiday will end with a fizzle . . .