As the summer tourist season begins, downtown Estes Park bustles with celebrations, inventions, pastries, and murder ...

Winifred Page's twin brothers-in-law are finally ready to open their invention shop right next to the Cozy Corgi Bookshop and Bakery. But the noise level is keeping customers away from the bookshop and driving Fred and her corgi sidekick, Watson, out of their minds.

Adding to her stress, family and friends are gearing up to celebrate Fred's fortieth birthday—not that she's overly concerned about her age ... Mere hours after entering her new decade of life, resentments reach an explosive level as downtown Estes Park is rocked by a fearsome calamity.

As the shop owners of Elkhorn Avenue come to grips with the crisis, Fred and Watson are pulled into the investigation. While she's unsure there's a murder to solve, Fred soon discovers a host of secrets and lies ...

(This culinary cozy mystery includes a recipe for tasty cream puffs.)