The Cookie Kingdom Crumbles (The Mysteries of Just Another John Smith)

When the doors of Cookie Kingdom are set to open, every cinnamon roll and chocolate chip cookie promises to radiate perfection—yet someone is determined to see it all crumble. Minor mishaps—a negative rating, a man who may or may not be following her from a distance, a broken window, an anonymous letter offering to buy her business before it opens—aren’t serious enough for the police, but they’re far too deliberate to ignore. John Smith takes the case, a detective with a taste for sweet mysteries, enlisted by the bakery’s creator, the barista who first introduced him to her food making craft. Racing against time before the grand opening, John follows a trail of subtle clues and half-hidden motives, only to discover that the greatest threat to Cookie Kingdom lies buried in a secret more unexpected than spilled flour.