Quiet Anchorage, Virginia, is a peaceful small town until the murder of Jake Robbins, the fiance of Megan Connors. Two elderly sisters, whose bickering belies their mutual devotion, are horrified when Megan, their niece, is accused of brutally murdering Jake.<The sheriff, running for re-election, is all-too-pleased to have an easy solution and, with the niece in custody, is no longer investigating the case. This leaves it up to the aunts, who have hitherto solved such baffling cases as who was vandalizing tombstones and who stole the church collection, to metaphorically roll up their sleeves and track down the killer with the help of a young neighbor.