While usually protective, Melanie Travis feels comfortable sending her sons to the Graceland School's summer camp, because proprietor Emily Grace is a trusted friend. But Emily has been acting strange since three rambunctious Dalmatian puppies suddenly appeared on her doorstep, and then her ex-husband is found dead in the woods. Melanie dives into an investigation—her 27th, after Howlaween Murder—to trace the Dalmatian pups' origins, and name the murderer before Emily takes the fall.