As the national bestselling Cookie Cutter Shop mysteries return, things are heating up for Olivia Greyson, her best friend, Maddie, and the rest of the crew at The Gingerbread Houseโuntil a cold case puts their plans on iceโฆ
Oliviaโs mom, Ellie, is always cooking up new schemes, but her latest idea has Livie and Maddie especially excited. Ellieโs converting an old boarding house into an arts and crafts schoolโone that, of course, houses a kitchen for those interested in baking. But right as renovations start, the workers discover a pile of bones buried within the boarding houseโs walls, evidence of a long forgotten crime.
A silver necklace with a cookie cutter charm is found within the remains, convincing one of the workers that the bones are the remains of her father, whoโs been missing for over five years. Of course, Livie and Maddie canโt resist the allure of investigating. But theyโre about to discover that digging up the secrets of the past can be deadly dangerousโฆ