With its cozy atmosphere, delicious fare, and gracious hosts, the charming Hillside Manor is the perfect B&B for a few days of R&R. Okay, so it also features the occasional corpse or two. But is a small (but growing) body count really any reason for the state to yank Judith McMonigle Flynn's innkeeper's license Exhausted from answering the nosy critics from the state B&B association, Judith needs a change of scenery--and a good deed to help her cause. Volunteering to help out at the State B&B booth during Oktoberfest is just the opportunity she's looking for. With cousin Renie in tow, she's sure to win some allies and save her inn. The last thing she needs on a visit to Little Bavaria is another homicide to sully her reputation. But before the beer begins flowing, Judith finds a dead body, right in the middle of an oompah band and a herd of German polka dancers. Fleeing the scene before the cops arrive, she vows to Renie that this one time she will not get involved. Unfortunately, Judith's reputation has preceded her to the mountain village, and the local police chief wants her help in solving the death of the beloved town patron, nonagenarian Dietrich Wessler. Caught between a wurst and a hard place, Judith hits on a brilliant idea: Renie will pose as the sleuth. Now, what could possibly go wrong