Benni Harper, the spirited ex-cowgirl, quilter, and folk-
art expert, has an eye for murderous designs--and a talent
for piecing together the most complex and cold-blooded
crimes
Benni and her relatives and friends are gathered for the
family's annual barbecue and cattle roundup. Among the
guests is Shelby Johnson, a young photography student from
a wealthy Chicago family. In Benni she finds a favorite
subject and a new friend. But when the young woman's body
is discovered on the ranch the next morning, Benni's
closest relatives suddenly develop into prime murder
suspects...