Death Among the Roses — Anna Drake

A small-town jouralist and beatician confront a world of crime.

When small-town reporter, Melanie Hart, is pulled off the coverage of the only murder investigation to come along in Cloverton since she started work there, she's more than a little upset. So when a friend suggests they team up to catch the killer, Melanie decides the idea makes sense.

But in a small town where everyone knows everybody else's business, how does an inexperienced sleuth unearth a hidden killer? Especially, before the murderer learns he or she is being chased.