I’m Jessica McHoney. I run a little newspaper business in Whispering Pines, Tennessee—the Southern Tribune—so I am always soliciting news from loyal contributors. I love contributors—even my good friend Richard Hanover—so I agreed to let Richard run clues for a treasure hunt in my newspaper, even though I usually don’t go for that type of articles. But as I say, Richard was a friend. . . . However, when I found out about his other venture—threatening to close the schools unless he is paid more money—which would alter the lives of the whole community, including my young niece—I marched after him thinking I could just kill him for his insensitive behavior toward the people and the community I love dearly. I made it to his house, but never went inside. Instead, I returned to my shop. But someone else made it because Richard ended up dead. And since he’d offended just about every one in the community, there was no end of suspects.