A bitter cold snap hits Winter Falls just in time for the Ice Festival. But the real shock comes when Greta North, the town’s long-time fudge maker, is found dead near her shop—frozen in the snow, clutching an empty recipe tin. Official word calls it an accident, but Holly’s instincts say otherwise. Interviews with Greta’s apprentices, business rivals, and estranged family members unravel a tangle of secrets. Holly proves that the smallest clue—a smudge on a recipe card—points to a killer trying to preserve their own reputation.
A bitter cold snap hits Winter Falls just in time for the Ice Festival. But the real shock comes when Greta North, the town’s long-time fudge maker, is found dead near her shop—frozen in the snow, clutching an empty recipe tin. Official word calls it an accident, but Holly’s instincts say otherwise. Interviews with Greta’s apprentices, business rivals, and estranged family members unravel a tangle of secrets. Holly proves that the smallest clue—a smudge on a recipe card—points to a killer trying to preserve their own reputation.