When Fannie Miller makes it into the finals of the Tuscarawas County Baking Contest and contestants start disappearing, she calls on her friend Foster Bates, a retired cop and part-time private investigator. Could it be that other finalists are somehow responsible for these disappearances, thinning out the competition? Like the couple on verge of divorce who need the prize money, or the Beiler sisters, always in a huddle whispering. One thing is for certain - Foster and Fannie will stay on the case until the end, and everyone involved will have learned something important about baking contests, solving mysteries, and life.