Just as Martha is still settling into her new life in Riley Creek, a blizzard blows into town, leaving the cozy community in the dark and cut off from the outside world.
To make matters worse, a group of stranded birders show up with nowhere to go until the storm blows over.
When one of the birders turns up dead as a dodo, it's up to Martha, her opinionated canine Penny, and the rest of the Riley Creek gang to figure out whodunit and make their sweet village safe for tourists once again.
The snow is piling up and so will the bodies unless Martha can get a little help from Mother Nature to track down the killer...