A hotel billionaire is dead, and Ember Greene is the prime suspect.
Misty Key's annual Mardi Gras celebrations are approaching, and the Lunar Bakery is busier than ever cranking out beignets and King cakes. Ember is tasked with juggling her responsibilities at the family bakery with her newfound psychic duties which includes pet sitting a witch's familiar named Whiskers.
But beads and baked goods fly when a body is found at the Crystal Grande Hotel, and a slice of the bakery's red velvet cheesecake is to blame.
With an influx of tourists and religious protestors crowding the streets, Ember struggles to find the killer and clear her family name. After a parade float explodes, she discovers that the murderer has some unfinished business. Enlisting the help of her bloodhound Yogi, a pessimistic medium, and a troubled pet psychic leads her to one conclusion.
She's been framed for murder.
Can Ember figure out who framed her before her family's legacy is destroyed?