Can lyrics from Tom Chapin's songs help Joy solve the murder of her ex boyfriend, found in the debris of the Celtic Faire's opening-night bonfire?

Joy is hauled back to Uncertain, Florida in a police car. Her boyfriend, with whom she broke up three months ago, has been found dead in the ashes of the Annual Celtic Faire's bonfire. She was miles away when he died. But a witness, someone she considered a friend, said she was in town. And no one can prove otherwise.

Chief Wagner is being pressured from all sides to not only solve the murder, but also the rash of petty thefts that have hit the small town. Could they somehow be related? Joy thinks so, but the chief can't let go of the idea she's the killer.

When the body is identified as one of the contestants in the competition, and not Joy's ex, things take on an entirely new perspective.