A perfect yard. A deadly stone path. And a librarian who notices the details everyone else misses. Barbara Stitch likes her life orderly, predictable, and quiet. But when Broad Hollow’s most disliked homeowner, Eldon Pryce, dies during the reveal of his newly landscaped yard, Barbara notices something the sheriff overlooks immediately: one polished basalt stone hidden among matte river rock. When Suga paws loose part of the creek bed edging, Barbara realizes the scene may have been carefully arranged to look like an accident. As Barbara quietly compares crew schedules, irrigation timers, supplier receipts, and landscaping plans, the suspect list grows fast. Eli Turner, owner of Turner Terrain, suddenly finds his business under suspicion, while a resentful neighbor, a reprimanded crew lead, and a furious client all had reason to want Eldon gone. Meanwhile, Greta builds a chaotic suspect wall, Delia turns gossip into theater, and Nora keeps Barb grounded with tea and common sense. Then threatening messages begin appearing in carefully altered landscaping near Barbara’s home.