As summer settles over Airlie Falls, Texas, baker Rosie Hart is gearing up for the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations. Orders are coming in fast, but when someone calls in an order for a mud cake, Rosie feels uneasy. After a series of confusing phone calls, she comes to the chilling conclusion that the term mud cake is in fact code for a hitāsomeone is ordering a murder! As the dough for her Apple Custard Brioche Bread rises, so does Rosieās anxiety. This isnāt like any of the cases sheās solved before. This time she has to save someone, but first she has to discover exactly who sheās supposed to be savingāand, more importantly, who wants that person dead. With her commitment to the townās week-long festivities, trying to control her nonagenarian friends whoāve just discovered the home-shopping network, determining if a long-lost child has indeed resurfaced, and not to mention an Elvis impersonator on every corner, Rosieās wondering if she can really unmask the person with murderous intent before they take matters into their own hands.