Talia Marby's new business, Fry Me a Sliver, is rapidly becoming one of the best eateries in the Berkshires. But the nasty owner of a neighbouring boutique is making a stink, baiting Talia Marby in a very public fight at a community centre fundraiser and nursing an inexplicable grudge. When the boutique owner is found strangled with Talia's scarf knotted around her neck, our favourite fish fryer finds herself in hot oil. Needing to clear her name, and fast, Talia gets on the case to find the real killer.