In the first book in the Carolina Clubhouse Mystery series, an innovative hospitality director from "up North" and a traditional Southern diva HOA President are forced to work together when some troublesome residents start turning up dead at their sunny, azalea-filled condominium clubhouse in Hawk Ridge, North Carolina. Who knew that condo living could be so deadly? Unemployed party planner and decorator Stella Pace reluctantly accepts a job managing the clubhouse in her own neighborhood, which is undergoing a major upheaval. The aging condo community has a deal in place to sell the property to a wealthy developer, but all forty-eight condo owners must agree. And you know how ornery neighbors can be. When the one of the few holdouts (who refuse to sign the sales agreement) turns up dead at the clubhouse on poker night, Stella starts to uncover the secrets of Society Hill condominiums. With the deceased resident's pug dog in tow, Stella teams up with HOA President Mary Lou Pickett, a true Southern lady, to find the killer. Instead, she finds guns in the glove box, secret neighborhood romances, and another dead body in the exercise room! Follow along, as Stella puts her party planning skills on the line to host a and "murder reveal and " before the killer cancels her next.