When Dart Hastings finished out a record season down at the local duckpin bowling alley in a neighborhood in Baltimore, she never expected it to end in a murder. She finds herself being pulled into solving the mystery of who killed Lester Holmes, a champion bowler. The detective on the case, Marino, reluctantly uses her insider's knowledge of duckpin bowling and the local neighborhood to help out. Dart and Marino begin to uncover a decades long old boy network that has kept secrets about its unofficial members. As Dart becomes more involved in the case, her own life becomes endangered and the hunt is on The setting of Duckpin Hunt, the city of Baltimore and its environs, provides a rich backdrop for this quickly paced plot. If you are a fan of hard crabs, Natty-Boh beer and duckpin bowling, you will find this an enticing read. All with the Domino Sugar Factory looming in the background.