Sarah Booth Delaney returns home to Mississippi to support her best friend and partner, Tinkie. Tinkie's husband and 3 other people are suffering from an unknown disease that is slowly killing them. The only link is that they all visited a local plantation. Sarah Booth is convinced that the mysterious cotton crop and boll weevils that have appeared on the plantation are not an accidient of nature. She smells foul play and determined to get to the root of the mystery.

I love this series. The characters continue to develop and the mysteries continue to improve. This one was a tricky one. Just when I thought I knew what was going on, another clue would pop up. I recommend reading this in series to get full enjoyment of the series. ( )