When Auntie Mabel, the advice columnist for The Ravensford Chronicle dies by choking on a shrimp at the Big Bun all-you-can-eat shrimp and lobster night, Laura Magee takes over her job. The letter of a Ravensford resident concerned that a house being built in his neighborhood will interfere with a local historical site requires Laura to put on her hat as investigative reporter to find out the truth. The search leads to someone throwing rocks at her, and when this someone turns up dead, Laura finds herself at the top of the suspect list.