In this magical mix-up of fairy tales and murder, Little Red Riding Hood solves the mystery at the heart of Rapunzel . . .

How do we stand up for the ones we love?

Alchemist and shopkeeper Red is looking forward to her town's Halloween festival, but the incessant rain is putting a damper on her spirits. Not to mention the fact that her long-term partner, Luca, has been acting strangely of late. And in case that wasn't enough, police officer Thorn shows up with a very mysterious note about a kidnapped child . . .

Red does her best to help Officer Thorn analyze the anonymous note, but no children have been kidnapped from Belville-for nearly two hundred years. Just as the town is ready to dismiss the note as a prank, a stranger runs down from the mountain, injured and crying "murder." Where did the stranger come from? Who has been killed? And was that anonymous note perhaps a century or two too late?

With Halloween spooks and heavy thunderstorms looming on the horizon, Red and her friends race to help unravel the mystery. But for a cold case, this one is hitting very close to home. Red will need all her alchemical know-how and more to solve this knotty problem!

This special edition includes a map, special epilogue, and recipes.