"Perhaps the best romance/mystery series I have ever read ..." -Pamela Paige, former feature writer, Florida Times-Union "I'm hooked ..."-Martha Griswold, Online Critics Corner The gang in River Bend is enjoying an early spring after a January filled with snow. As everyone enjoys life, they hear ominous reports of an impending world-wide pandemic. As most people prepare for and complain about the challenges of lockdown, masking, and hand sanitizing, one fellow, Heath Dawson, sees this as an opportunity to commit a few crimes. To his thinking masking for health will allow him to move through the community unidentified. With his masking plan in place, he prepares to murder several relatives and ease the way for him to inherit a substantial amount of money. Lynn, Dusty, and their friends deal with a pandemic, attempted murder, and arson while adjusting to the new normal with online schooling, online meetings, and online shopping.