Good mysteries can happen anywhere.
And in the fetid and twilit swamps and bijoux of southern Louisiana. In each place the mystery writer can conjure up local customs, ingrained superstitions and ritualized habits. While the mystery widens as other folks grimly meet their maker, life in Crozet runs on apace. Mrs. Miranda Hogendobber seeks consolation in her Bible. Little Mim Sanburne, daughter of the notoriously wealthy Big Mim Sanburne, has decided to run for mayor against the long-time mayor of Crozet, Jim Sanburne, her father.