Discovering the body of an elderly parishioner who had threatened to reclaim his wife's ashes from the church crypt, Meg uncovers local secrets with the help of The Reverend Smith's foster toucan.

Volunteering at her grandmother's craft-center Renaissance Faire, Meg is challenged to prove the innocence of her grandfather when he is wrongly accused of murdering a fairgrounds performer who was suspected of mistreating a rare falcon.

Spending the summer helping her grandfather run his craft center, Meg investigates a series of vandalism crimes that may be tied to a rival artist, ruthless developers or her grandfather's obsessive search for a rare seagull.

Participating in a weapon-smithing competition taking place on the estate of her friend Ragnar, a retired heavy metal drummer, Meg joins a cast laden with grudges and feuds who have large weapons and forges full of fire at their disposal—what could possibly go wrong?