The townsfolk of Eastport, Maine, know the best place to satisfy their sweet tooth is at Jacobia βJakeβ Tiptree and Ellie Whiteβs bakery, the Chocolate Moose. But some people living in the island town have more sinister appetitesβ¦
As the sun sets on summer in Eastport, local celebrations are in full swingβand Jake and Ellie have their hands full supplying the most decadent of desserts for extended family gatherings, class reunions, and other catered events. The organizers for Eastport High Schoolβs Class of β86 reunion thought it would be fun for former schoolmates to dress up in costume for a masquerade ball. Unfortunately, masks cannot hide old grudges borne out of teenage angst. So when Cindy Munsonβs body is discovered murdered on the night of the dance, suspicion immediately falls upon Eastport Highβs one-time notorious school bully, Terry Lawson.
Don attended the dance to apologize to those he harassed, only to be publicly rebuffed by Cindy. With the evidence stacked against himβCindyβs body was found in his carβand no memory of what happened, Don is arrested. Heβs more concerned about his six-year-old daughter going into child services than his own jail time. Remembering her own experiences in foster care, Jake volunteers to look after the little girl while conducting her own investigation into the night of the dance with Ellie.
But someone doesnβt want the amateur sleuths digging up past, humiliating secrets that may point to vengeful present-day motivesβeven if it means adding Jake and Ellie to a killerβs body count . . .
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