Everything is luxe and lush at the Palm Beach gala event for single mothers.

Until the auctioneer collapses and dies, and an opulent necklace goes missing, that is. Birdie, who was working the event with Callie, attempts to resist getting pulled into this investigation, but when she meets Detective Crooks, the police officer in charge, she senses he's not the best person for this job. Appearances are important in Palm Beach, but very little in this upper-crust circle of socialites is as it seems at first glance. When all the signs point to a suspect Birdie hopes is innocent, she learns to follow every clue. SWAN SONG is the second book in the Birdie Byrnes Mystery series.