When Drusilla is accused of murder, she's got to clear her name before her fiance calls off the engagement. Unfortunately for her, when it comes to solving murders, Elsie's the only game in town…

Zippy’s beside himself when the famous “Roadside Treasures” appraisal tour sets up in Old Lady Crunklebottom’s tea house. Convinced that his hoard is worth millions, Elsie and the gang pack up and get in line, eager to have their heirlooms appraised.

But when a snooty old heiress drops dead in the middle of the event, Drusilla is the prime suspect. Unless Elsie can find the real killer, Drusilla is going to lose more than her fiance–she’s going to lose her freedom. With Tansy, Brielle, Lulubelle and all the dragons, they have to sift through a case that stinks worse than Zippy’s precious sweat rag.

To make matters worse, a foreign exchange student has arrived at Professor Hissington’s Dragonsoul Academy… and Elsie can’t stand her. Watching how effortlessly she fits in pokes at wounds Elsie thought had healed, leaving her to wonder if she truly belongs in Mount Hellforge after all. But the more Elsie watches, the more things don’t add up — and she begins to suspect the new girl is hiding a secret of her own.

Elsie might be the one who solves the town’s mysteries, but she can’t do it alone. Can she crack this case now that the friends who’ve always had her back seem to be slipping away?