A movie production and a lavish wedding descend into murder, forcing an ice cream shop manager to uncover the killer among a host of suspects. Riley Rhodes, seeking a quiet life managing the Udderly Delicious Ice Cream Shop in Penniman, Connecticut, finds her new beginning disrupted by the filming of a romantic comedy and the impending wedding of the domineering socialite Diantha. When Diantha is found dead amidst the Halloween festivities, suspicion immediately falls on Mary Ann Dumas, the chef and Diantha's fiancé's ex-wife, who had turned to Riley for help with a wedding cake. With a long list of guests harboring chilling motives, Riley must identify the murderer before another victim is found.

The premise sets up a classic cozy mystery with a charming protagonist and a picturesque New England setting. The blend of a movie production, a wedding, and a murder suggests a complex web of relationships and motives for the amateur sleuth to unravel. The focus on an ice cream shop manager as the sleuth offers a unique angle within the genre. The narrative appears designed to provide a lighthearted yet suspenseful read, characteristic of the cozy mystery subgenre, with a clear objective for the protagonist to solve the crime.