Former Miss Crawdad Queen of Houma Parish, Louisiana, Sashé Boudreaux has an eye for fashion, a heart for her community, and some of the best cooking skills in the state. Monday through Friday, she's delivering home cooked meals to the shut-ins and color-coordinating the ladies of Cypress Grove—a charming little bayou town of moss-draped oaks, porch swings, and gossip over beignets. Just don't let her vintage style and Southern accent fool you. Her mind's as sharp as her chef's knife—quick, intuitive, and able to cut to the truth before her rice starts to boil. When a neighbor misses his Monday fried chicken and mashed potatoes, and a grim discovery surfaces at the recycle drop-off, Sashé is plunged into a centuries-old mystery as dark and murky as the swamp. One dead gangster, an ancient land feud, and a handsome new sheriff prove more challenging than perfecting her signature étouffée. With her friends beside her, she uncovers a tragedy that ties forgotten crimes to present danger. But in Cypress Grove, digging into the past can be deadly, and some will do anything to keep its secrets buried. Can Sashé untangle the past before it claims another victim?