The town of Jewel Bay, Montanaknown as a Food Lovers’ Villageis obsessed with homegrown and homemade Montana fare. So when Erin Murphy takes over her familys century-old general store, she turns it into a boutique market filled with local delicacies. But Erins freshly booming business might go rotten when a former employee turns up dead

Murphys Mercantile, known as the Merc, has been a staple in Jewel Bay for over a hundred years. To celebrate their recent makeover as a gourmet food market, Erin has organized a town festival, Festa di Pasta, featuring the culinary goods of Jewel Bays finestincluding her mother Frescas delicious Italian specialties.

But Erins sweet success is soured when the shops former manager, Claudette, is found dead behind the Merc on the Festas opening night. With rival chef James Angelo stirring up rumors that Frescas sauce recipes were stolen from Claudette, Erins mother is under close scrutiny. Now Erin will have to hunt down some new suspects, or both her family and her store might wind up in hot water