Lulu can't be part of a team at the Rock and Ribs festival in Memphis since she owns a barbecue restaurant but she can attend the festivities. Some of her friends, the Graces, are participating in the amateur competition.

With her son and daughter-in-law able to handle Aunt Pat's, Lulu takes her granddaughters to the festival. She even takes a turn watching the ribs in her friend's booth. When rain put a damper on the festivities, Lula starts to head home. Rather than get all wet, her friend offers her the loan of a tarp. Only the tarp isn't where they expect it to be and when they do find it, there is a body wrapped up in it.

Reuben Shaw was a braggart and had managed to annoy everyone he'd met at the competition. But who had he annoyed enough to kill him? Lulu and the Graces are on the case since Cherry had been very open about her feelings for the man.

Lulu and all her friends will discover more about Reuben and his life than they wanted to know. None of it will make the victim more likable. Lulu's life will be put in danger as she gets closer to the answers she needs.

The Memphis BBQ series has been a pleasure to read; this book is no exception. Ms. Adams brings Beale Street and Memphis to life for the reader. Her cast of characters is fresh, quirky, and endlessly entertaining. Here's hoping there are more to come from this author.