don't miss the july 4th fireworks! aunt irena just fell off her kitchen stepladder and has injured her ankle and wrist. alec dunbarton (the singing sleuth) and his lovely wife, paige anderson, must drop everything and hurry off to boothbay harbor, maine, to help paige's elderly aunt run her quaint bed and breakfast. besides needing an extra hand to make her sweet and savory breakfasts, irena is even more worried about pleasing a difficult guest, judge richard cassidy. he is not only rude and insulting to irena's employees but also to the other visitors staying at the land's end inn b&b. while the inn's guests are watching the july 4th fireworks display, judge cassidy is stung by a bee and suddenly dies. he was not alone when he took his last breath. with him were joan bishop, the neighborhood beekeeper; patrick bishop, the judge's estranged son; chip granger, the local handyman; karine rybakov, the loyal housekeeper; hillary fairchild, the sexy home decorator; alan pierce, the reticent doctor; and leanne pierce, the doctor's fidgety wife. was a honey bee really responsible for the judge's death or did someone orchestrate his untimely demise?