Hue and Cry - Dewey Thomas B.

A late-night disturbance at a sleepy Midwestern hotel spirals into chaos when a beloved schoolteacher is found murdered in her room. With the local police bungling the investigation and suspicion falling on the wrong man, hotel manager Joe Spinder teams up with the eccentric owner, Singer Batts, to navigate a tangled web of small-town secrets. As gossip swirls and tensions rise, the two unlikely detectives must sift through half-truths, hidden motives, and a trail of deception before another life is lost.