In a quiet little town on the edge of Washington, we find Cinquain Willis, a hard working journalist for the Drendramee Anomaly newspaper. Cinquain, or 'Cin' for short, writes about the common occurrences of Drendramee most of the time, and is fairly well known in Drendramee. One morning she finds herself solving a murder that came out of nowhere. One by one, citizens drop like flies without a obvious culprit. The little town may be a charming place, but many things lurk beneath the surface, and it's up to Cin and her photographer friend Hailey to discover the true anomaly of Drendramee.