From the piedmont hills of Athens, Georgia to New York, Philadelphia, London and beyond, Murder and the Silent Coup follows young Laura Preston, the daughter of a wealthy landowner. Through her social and philanthropic training, she advances to New York's prestigious "Social 400" yet returns to her hometown to marry. When her battle-scarred husband decides to run for attorney general in state of Georgia, Laura finds herself and her family amid political turmoil following WWI. Will his aspirations to support FDR and her disregard for the Southern social norms push those with political clout to the point of murder?