With Halloween fast approaching, Alex Harris has her hands full keeping her assistant from turning the office into a house of horrors. But trying to keep the decorating to a minimum is nothing compared to finding the body of Bradley Brissart, the victim of a poisoned macaroon. The police think Granny is the killer, but Alex has other ideas. The old woman’s family thinks Roberta was the intended victim and fearing another attempt will be made, Alex needs to find which one of Roberta’s batty relatives is the real killer before they strike again. There’s something sinister in Indian Cove and it’s not just Halloween hi-jinks. The mystery comes to a frightening finale amid the jack-o-lanterns and ghosts on Halloween when Alex find there’s more than witches and goblins trick-or-treating in her peaceful New England village.