October 1 kicks off the Month of the Faeries in the Scottish village of Loch Mallaig, Michigan, when the residents take turns playing creative pranks on their friends and loved ones. Although new to town, Bread on Arrival bakehouse owners Carol MacCallan, Laura Donovan, and Molly Ferris humor the locals and participate in the annual tradition --- but their merry mischief backfires and they soon suffer retaliation at the hands of their unamused handyman, Hamish Bruce. Despite receiving their just desserts, the Bakehouse Three still think the Month of the Faeries is all fun and games ... until somebody gets murdered. Reclusive resident Prilla Dunn finds herself in serious trouble when her sister is discovered dead under strange circumstances that mirror past events. Suspected in the death of her boyfriend twenty-five years earlier, Prilla's murky past has made her an outcast and now the police chief's top person of interest in this new homicide. When Prilla vanishes, her disappearing act is no laughing matter for Carol, who has developed an affinity for the mild-mannered loner. Unconvinced that her new friend could be a murderer in disguise, Carol sets out to track down Prilla and unmask the true killer. Can Carol scare up the bad guy before she herself falls victim, or will the final joke be on her?