Bad Apples at the Inn

An apple orchard. A Halloween murder. A dog who refuses to let a secret stay buried.

Compass Bay is celebrating Halloween when the owner of Hawthorne Orchard is found dead in his own cider press.

For Emma, something about the murder doesn't add up.

A developer wants the land. Old property records don't match modern boundaries. Someone has been tampering with the orchard's cider. And Gizmo—the eleven-pound clue finder who's earned the nickname “Deputy Biscuit”—won't stop circling one tree.

With Dot digging through historical records and Sheriff Andy Simmons following the official evidence, Emma begins uncovering a scheme rooted in the orchard's past. But when a suspect tells Andy a lie that hits unexpectedly close to home, Emma suddenly finds herself investigating without the sheriff at her side.

Someone wants Hawthorne Orchard badly enough to kill for it.

And Emma is getting dangerously close to discovering why.

In Compass Bay, one bad apple really can spoil everything.