When Juniper Holiday invited guests to her latest party to see the new year in with a bang, she didn't mean from a gun. But when Mayor Berkshaw is shot dead at the stroke of midnight, that's exactly what they get. Amidst champagne corks, fireworks and a house full of masked guests, it's impossible to know who pulled the trigger. One of Juniper's dearest friends, Chalis McGregor, had an ongoing feud with the mayor and Juni is determined to find the real killer before Chalis ends up at the top of Detective Mallard's suspect list.