It's Christmas many years ago, and topping young Hannah Swensen's wish
list is becoming the go-to baker in Lake Eden, Minnesota. But as Hannah
finds out, revisiting holiday memories can be murder . . .
With her dream of opening The Cookie Jar taking shape, Hannah's life
matches the hectic December hustle and bustle in Lake Eden--especially
when she agrees to help recreate a spectacular Christmas Ball from the
past in honor of Essie Granger, an elderly local in hospice care. But
instead of poring over decadent dessert recipes for the merry
festivities, she instantly becomes enthralled by Essie's old notebooks
and the tale of a woman escaping danger on the streets of New York.
Hannah's surprised by Essie's secret talent for penning crime fiction.
She's even more surprised when the story turns real. As Hannah prepares
to run a bakery and move out of her mother's house, it'll be a true
miracle if she can prevent another Yuletide disaster by solving a
mystery as dense as a Christmas fruitcake . . .