Out of work reporter Jackson Hopkins and his pet Silkie chicken Snowflake decide to take a trip home to the small town of Peach River, North Carolina for some peace and quiet, and to enjoy the town's annual pie festival during its celebratory year. But their visit takes an unexpected turn when one of the leading contenders in the main event is found dead, and his mother is accused of the crime. It'll take their best investigative efforts to find the true culprit before the authorities arrive from the city and clear his mother's name. -------------------------- Signed copy, bought directly from the author.