Samantha hosts a mystery weekend in which mystery authors come and sign books and talk with fans. On the first night there is an attempt on one of the authors she has brought to the signing. Samantha must find the culprit.
Samantha is convinced to allow a charity concert to be played by a folk band in front of the store. The band’s manager is killed before the concert can occur and Samantha must figure out who the killer is.
While photographing a new spa in southern California for their brochure, Samantha gets to enjoy some pampering. The pampering ends when one of the other guests turns up dead.
After convincing Samantha to try his new game Whodunit an old school friend is arrested for the murder of an author that she has been trying to get to do a book signing.
When former TV star Clint Taylor brings his wild west show to town everybody is excited. Then a cowboy turns up dead and Samantha is trying to find the killer.
Samantha finds a baby on the door step of her bookstore. The next thing she knows she is following leads to a country club. Of course there is a murder at the country club for her to figure out.
Samantha and Philby meet up with Alexsandr Tseitsev, a former KGB officer who now writes espionage novels for a living. However, when Alexsandr is mysteriously murdered, the two of them vow to investigate the case and bring the people responsible to justice.