As four different girls--Lacey Pinkerton, Raven Cruz, Kiki De Santis, and April Lovewell--compete for the title of Miss Peggy Sue at Paradiso High's Peach Blossom Festival, no one realizes that the winner will pay with her life
The mysterious killer of Paradise High's Peach Blossom Festival queen is finally arrested, but is the person behind bars the real culprit, or has an elaborate frame-up hidden the true murderer?
Hope is relieved that Jess has been cleared of the murder, but now more suspects are discovered--Lacey's vicious ex-boyfriend, Vaughn Cutter; Renee Henderson, a cheerleader hiding a terrible secret; and the school hood, Spike Navarrone.
When Hope sets out to track down the killer of Miss Peggy Sue, she finds all kinds of suspects--including the three runners-up--and falls for the prime suspect, Jess Gardner