Snow before Halloween shocks the residents of tiny Park County‚ Tennessee. While dealing with a multitude of minor issues‚ Sheriff Tony Abernathy is contacted by a charter pilot who claims his passenger jumped‚ without a parachute‚ into the most remote spot in the county. After riding mules into the wilderness to collect the body‚ Tony and his deputy must travel to North Carolina‚ in a blizzard‚ to notify the widow. Problems multiply. Tony's wife‚ Theo‚ is shocked to see a woman at the grocery store with a knife embedded in her back. Then a priceless quilt is stolen.
As the sheriff‚ Tony hates Halloween. Even so‚ he never expected a valuable coffin‚ and the body inside‚ to go missing.