Mahalia’s Lovely Tea boasts one of the most flavorful soul food in all of Prince George’s County, Maryland. But simply because events at the beauty industry’s leading trade display turn unsightly, owner Halia Watkins must bite into an unsavory brand-new item on the menu-murder!

When the chicest hair convention of the year gets cooking around, therefore does business at Mahalia’s Sweet Tea. Halia can barely handle the influx of clients looking to fulfill their appetites after spending your day surrounded by outrageous runway styles. As buzz builds around beauty mogul and pop lifestyle icon Monique Dupree, collard greens begin moving from the kitchen faster than versions strutting down the catwalk .

But the glitz fades as soon as Monique is available shot to death. Turns out, the attractive entrepreneur’s vanity empire was stained by bitter rivalries, explosive affairs, and backstabbers scheming for popularity and fortune. With an increase of suspects than ingredients listed on the container of deep conditioner, Halia and her cousin Wavonne rush to discover who drawn the trigger-before the conniving culprit meals out another deadly surprise . . .