Two Dogs Lie Sleeping

It's early August in Rosedale, Tennessee and July December Powell is alone at the historic Booth Mansion. She's been putting the finishing touches on the Showhouse room she designed for tomorrow's grand opening. A loud bang draws her upstairs to the nursery, where she sees a man lying on the floor dying. And it's not just any man but Tom Ferris, the love of her life, who she hasn't seen since he disappeared with no explanation fifteen years earlier. Who shot him? What drove him away in the first place and made him stay away, even after his parents were killed in a car accident. And what was he trying to tell July with his last breath. The gossip mill is in high gear in the small town and July is the sister of Mae, a kennel owner who happens to be dating the sheriff, Ben Bradley. Ben's close relationship with the December family had thrown a wrench in the investigation, forcing him to rely on Detective Wayne Nichols & his office manager Dory Clarkson. Meanwhile, July's marriage is imploding and Mae is torn between loyalty to her boyfriend and her sister, as she does her best to get to the bottom of the case that seems to involve ever more friends and neighbors.