As the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, counts down to a spooky celebration on October 31st, a horrifying murder leaves Melanie Travis pawing for clues in a hair-raising game of trick-or-treat . . . Β With just a few days left before Halloween, everyone at Howard Academy is anticipating the guaranteed sugar high theyβll experience from gorging on Harriet Bloomβs famous marshmallow puffs. The private schoolβs annual costume party revolves around the headmasterβs assistant and her seemingly supernatural batches of gooey goodies. So, it's a shock when Harrietβs elderly neighbor is suddenly found dead with the beloved dessert in his hand. In a snap, police start questioning whether Harriet modified her top-secret recipe to include a hefty dose of lethal poison . . . Β Melanie knows her tenured colleague would never intentionally serve cyanide-laced puffs to a defenseless old man. But as explosive neighborhood gossip reveals a potential culprit, it also brings her closer to sealing her own doom. Because on an evening ruled by masked revelers, bizarre getups, and hidden identities, Halloween might just be the perfect opportunity for a cold-hearted killer to get away with murder once againβthis time sending a nosy, unsuspecting sleuth to an early grave!