Murder At MerleFest

In the heart of North Carolina's foothills, MerleFest is more than a music festival it's a four-day celebration of bluegrass, country, and community that draws 80,000 fans to the Wilkes Community College campus. But this year, the music is about to be drowned out by murder.

When a dismembered foot wearing a distinctive ostrich-skin boot turns up inside a trash compactor just before the gates open, new head of security Joe Johnson—fresh from the mean streets of LA realizes his "quiet" small-town job is anything but.

Joined by sharp-witted college administrator DeeAnna Miles, Joe quickly discovers the victim is Mayor Burl Inche, a man with plenty of enemies and even more secrets.

As the festival kicks into high gear, more gruesome discoveries surface: body parts in the college president's well, a decapitated head on his desk, and a killer who seems determined to expose the shadowy committee skimming festival funds.

With 80,000 music lovers on site and pressure mounting to keep the show going, Joe and DeeAnna must navigate eccentric locals, suspicious maintenance workers, and a vengeful mastermind hiding in plain sight all while the beloved strains of banjos and fiddles echo across the grounds.

Part cozy mystery, part dark Southern thriller, Murder at MerleFest is a rollicking tale of greed, revenge, and justice served with a side of barbecue and bluegrass. Perfect for fans of murder at music festivals and small-town secrets that refuse to stay buried.