When mystery author Merry Baker arrives in Sweetwater Falls, she’s expecting a research trip filled with decadent brownies and cozy small-town charm. But her sweet retreat turns bitter when she stumbles upon the body of George Bates—Rachel’s Bakery’s sharp-tongued business partner—dead in the kitchen.

With the bakery’s doors shuttered and her new friend Rachel Parker as the prime suspect, Merry knows she can’t just sit back and watch. Determined to prove Rachel’s innocence, she starts digging into George’s past, uncovering a secret business deal, a mysterious investor, and a tangled web of rivalries.

With time running out and the real killer watching her every move, can Merry unravel the truth before Rachel’s dreams—and her own safety—crumble like a tray of overbaked brownies?