History teacher Addison Holmes is barely making ends meet in sleepy Whiskey Bayou, Georgia. When moonlighting at a gentleman's club (don't judge—teacher's salary, remember?) leads to discovering her principal's body in the parking lot, her stable life quickly unravels.

Suddenly unemployed and with a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Addison joins her best friend Kate's detective agency. Turns out, years of small-town nosiness and silent judgment make for surprisingly transferable skills in the private investigation business.

As Addison digs deeper, she uncovers more Whiskey Bayou secrets than anyone bargained for. The suspect list grows faster than kudzu in July, and the handsome detective in charge seems equally determined to solve the case and drive Addison absolutely crazy—in all the best ways.