Pumpkin Pie & Poison

Autumn has returned to Maplewood, bringing crisp mornings, pumpkin pies, and the town’s beloved Pumpkin Walk. Main Street glows with lanterns, the Autumn Craft Market fills the sidewalks, and the Harvest Home Supper at the old Grange Hall should be nothing more dangerous than charming.

Then Beatrice Rowley is found dead after a tense festival evening. A retired food columnist and former bake-off judge, Beatrice remembered the details other people hoped would fade, including the old recipe ledger and anonymous notes tied to one of Maplewood’s favorite traditions.

As rumors move through the pie shop and across Main Street, Emily Harper follows small contradictions through kitchen records, polished reputations, and a simple detail on a slice of pumpkin pie that should not have been there yet.