A review by slferg
Rockets' Dead Glare by Lynn Cahoon

4.0

South Cove is having a fourth of July festival. But the new fire chief is threatening to close down all the businesses that don't meet his fire code until July 5th. He has a run-in with several people, including Jill, who is absolutely furious with the 'violations' he has come up with for her store and the hint that for a favor he might overlook them and not shut down the store. Then, after a practice burn he has called for the fire department, he is found dead in the burned building. Jill doesn't believe any of the volunteers in the fire department are guilty, they aren't capable of murder. So she decides to do a little checking on her own - and keeps running into Greg. Which gets her in a bit of hot water.

Note: This is a novella, so a quick read.