P.I. Jane Kelly just discovered that weddings are murder - literally. Roland Hatchmere, plastic surgery magnate, has been whacked with a heavy silver tray just before his daughter's society wedding. The weapon is one of the wedding gifts: a heavy, silver tray. And the prime suspect is one of Roland's ex-wives, Violet Purcell. And. . .well. . .Jane kinda thinks Violet might just be guilty. Let's face it, the whole Purcell family is crazy-nutty and Violet's got some serious quirks of her own. (Can we say, does not play well with others??)

Even worse, Jane's boss - and fantasy lover - Dwayne Durbin has been laid up with a broken leg and has taken to viewing the houses across the bay through binoculars. Dwayne's attention is wrapped up in the soap opera that's unfurling over there and wants Jane to investigate the high school kids who have taken over an empty, unfinished house and are experimenting with all kinds of things - none of them good. Jane wonders if Dwayne might be going stir crazy. She would really like to just go home with her pug, The Binkster, and forget everything, but even her cottage is under siege: her landlord just put up a For Sale sign and Jane and Binks are about to become homeless.

Sheesh. Jane thinks there's gotta be a better way to make a living. Otherwise death could be her next career choice.....