Hayley is in the middle of baking two hundred cupcakes for her friend Connie's wedding when disaster strikes. One of her neighbors brings home a rescue dog who tries to make friends with Hayley's cat. The cupcakes are gone.

She also has to deal with her extended family for the wedding. Even though her mother is dating someone else, tensions run high when her mother and stepmother are together for long. Add her sullen stepbrother to the mix and it's a recipe for even more disaster.

When Rory goes missing during spring break in Key West, it's all hand on deck. It's rumored that Rory stole a jet ski with an unknown young woman. They borrow a boat and start the search. Rory is found on a bunch of abandoned boats near death.

With all this going on, Hayley still has a job to do. The cupcake disaster becomes an opportunity to review bakers in Key West. Meanwhile, her mother is still pushing her toward Wally who keeps loading more work on Hayley. When Connie calls off the wedding, Hayley has to deal with all arrangements.

The young woman who stole the jet ski is found dead with clues that lead the police straight to Rory. Hayley has to juggle the job, the investigation and cancelling the wedding. Hayley turns to her friend, Jai, who runs the local homeless shelter for teens.

The clues she finds there will lead to a hunt for missing treasure and the identity of the killer. The complicated mystery will hold the readers interest but the food and recipes will have them salivating. Ms. Burdette's fourth Key West Food Critic Mystery is top notch.