A Hollywood film crew descends on the town of Lawrenceton, GA to produce a film based on a book written by Aurora's onetime boyfriend Robin Crusoe. However, when the lead actress, who is playing Aurora is killed, the real Aurora and the Murders Club must investigate a long list of suspects.

Crime-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden leaps headfirst into Lawrenceton's latest murder investigation when her nephew Phillip and his college roommate go missing after the roommate's girlfriend is found dead. Enlisting the help of her Real Murders pals, and the handsome college professor Nick Miller who just moved in across the street from her, Roe uncovers a kidnapping plot gone awry.