New Orleans musician Clementine Q Toledano is having a hell of a day After months on tour with her band she discovers that shes unexpectedly expecting her first child and promptly stumbles upon yet another dead bodyAs she spirals down into a maudlin funk brought on by impending motherhood her best friend NOPD Homicide Detective Aaron Sanger enlists her help once more to investigate the apparent suicide The two of them discover a crime ring that could get them both killed if an obsessed fan doesnt get to Q firstWhen both your career and your amateur sleuthing could get you murdered becoming a housewife doesnt look so bad