November 1931: Maggie Fitzmorris investigates the connection between a tragic suicide, and the gruesome murder of a member of the Ku Klux Klan of Canada. The murder of a man in his own home is thought to be the result of a robbery. But when Dr. Fitzmorris examines the crime scene, she raises questions that cast doubt on the robbery theory. The victim was struck from behind. Why would he have turned his back on a stranger in his own home? And why strike him repeatedly after the point of death?With the hope of gleaning some inside information, Maggie meets with the victim's best friend, and a Klan member. But the man's charming personality causes Maggie to let down her guard, despite the fact that she could be looking into the eyes of a cold-blooded killer.Meanwhile, Sergeant Whitfield, the man Maggie hopes to marry, has moved to another town. Pressured to make a decision between marriage and her work, she tries to hold onto both. But time is running out.Dead Innocent is a story of deception and intrigue during the Great Depression, a time of desperation and unrest.