Small town amateur sleuth Lily Bard investigates the murder of a woman with a scandalous reputation in this compelling mystery from No.1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris. Shakespeare, Arkansas, is home to endless back roads, historic buildings, colorful residents--and the occasional murder. It is also home to Lily Bard, the local karate expert/cleaning woman with a particular knack for finding skeletons in closets. But when Deedra Dean--the local woman of ill repute--is found murdered, her promiscuous lifestyle leaves more than a few suspects. And being familiar with Deedra's dirty laundry could make Lily the next Shakespearean to die...