Pinkerton detective Katie Madison makes a lousy Harvey House waitress...
But it's the only way she can get close enough to the scene of the murders of two of the restaurant's servers to solve the mystery. Between having impeccable posture, a perfect Harvey Girl smile, and memorizing menu specials of the day, not to mention dealing with the temperamental French chef, her mind might be too full to make any headway in the biggest case of her career.
Sheriff Branch Whitman knows there's something fishy about the pretty new Harvey girl with the flaming red hair, but he never would've guessed her to be a Pinkerton! And he's never met a Pink he liked—but there is something intriguing about her.
Soon a tornado hits town, and a shadow from the past puts Branch's eight-year-old son in danger. Now the sheriff has no choice but to work with Katie—or chance losing everything he holds dear. Tracking a murderer is dangerous even for a man, and he fears for Katie's safety. But as they get closer to the killer it becomes abundantly clear: Protecting Katie is one thing; protecting his heart is something else.
