Newlyweds Anneke Haagen and Police Lieutenant Karl Genesko are enjoying their honeymoon in San Francisco when they receive an invitation for Richard Killian, Anneke's friend, to watch the University of Michigan game at his sports bar, Maize and Blue. Anneke gladly accepts the invitation, but when Anneke and Karl arrive, they discover that a number of things would have been better than going to Maize and Blue. A Michigan graduate student, Lindsay Summers, has something other than the game on her mind: She is interviewing everyone about what triggers their urges to overeat, which doesn't make her very popular. But is that reason enough to kill her? Anneke and Karl soon find themselves dragged into the investigation to help their friend Richard, who has become the prime suspect. As they search for answers amid a shish kebob of food activists with a dozen different agendas, deadly secrets are revealed--secrets that one person will ensure stay buried--even if it means resorting to murder again and again.