The chips are down in Scumble River.

College psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be in least a little relaxing, however when she and her hubby, Wally, meet the priest to go over their newborn twins’ christening, an explosion in the nearby bowling alley stones the rectory. And although the business enterprise was closed during the blast, which body inside.

As police main, Wally is inevitably drawn into the investigation, which appears to indicate that foul play is afoot again in Scumble River, and Skye can’t help but do a little bit of her very own sleuthing. But the hints come fast and furious, which range from an odd new stranger in town to animosity toward the gambling machines that experienced recently been set up in the bowling alley, and Skye discovers herself questioning if this may be the puzzle that stumps her once and for all.