Every small town has an eccentric or two, and Killdeer, New York, is no exception. Morgan Mason attracts more than a few stares and local resentments when he drives through town on his tractor wearing a skirt. These minor small-town annoyances become more serious?and deadly?when the Skirt Man is killed in a tragic house fire during a benefit ballet performance starring Meredith Bly. Meredith's father, State Trooper Sebastian Bly, and her uncle, Fire Marshal Billy Nightingale, are called in to investigate what some say is a case of spontaneous human combustion. The clues they uncover reveal hidden conflicts and a shocking discovery that will affect everyone in Killdeer. Author and fire investigator Shelly Reuben fans the flames of small-town passion and breathes life into an unusual local hero.
Every small town has an eccentric or two, and Killdeer, New York, is no exception. Morgan Mason attracts more than a few stares and local resentments when he drives through town on his tractor wearing a skirt. These minor small-town annoyances become more serious?and deadly?when the Skirt Man is killed in a tragic house fire during a benefit ballet performance starring Meredith Bly. Meredith's father, State Trooper Sebastian Bly, and her uncle, Fire Marshal Billy Nightingale, are called in to investigate what some say is a case of spontaneous human combustion. The clues they uncover reveal hidden conflicts and a shocking discovery that will affect everyone in Killdeer. Author and fire investigator Shelly Reuben fans the flames of small-town passion and breathes life into an unusual local hero.