October arrives in Moose County on the heels of a long drought, and the citizens of Pickax worry about wildfires. Their fears are realized in an unexpected manner, with a case of arson-and the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher as he is reporting the blaze. The crime wave continues as the president of the curling club is pushed to his death down a flight of stairs, and it"s up to Qwilleran & Co. to sniff out the rat who is responsible for it all. "Upbeat prose and amiable characters ...the cat"s meow of cozies." -Publishers Weekly