Archdeacon 'Cec' Plowright is a retired 're-tread, ' as he calls himself, rector of St Mary's in the little town of Ipswich, Saskatchewan. After he is twitted by townspeople about 'too many funerals, ' Constable Gordon MacArthur, RCMP, makes a surprising confession, which leads the two of them to find out just why all these deaths have occurred in a short time. They have the help of Cec's wife Janet and his adoring fan, Miss Carberry the librarian...