Wayne Henry, a kind-hearted professor of English books, is forced to go back home to Quincy’s Difference, a tiny town in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, to care for his aging father. Shortly after getting into a house that hasn’t transformed since his years as a child, the over weight, divorced, book-loving mozzarella cheese puff addict accepts a position as mind librarian and joins a supper golf club for people who call themselves the ‘Flab Five.’ Staying away from carbs is almost impossible with this deep-fried, all-you-can-eat Southern town, so the incomprehensible death of a and healthful athlete provides the ideal distraction. While aiming to trim carbs and avoid temptations, James and his fellow supper golf club members interact to reduce weight and track down a killer.