This book is a PREQUEL for the Hawkins Harbor Cozy Mystery series.Brinley Brubaker's vacation to visit her retired aunt and escape the current troubles in her life is filled with expectations of days spent shopping and lounging on the beach... Not discovering a bag of stolen goods from a recent robbery or adopting the stray dog who led her to it.When her aunt and closest friends learn the owner of their favorite coffee bar is suspected of the crime and decide to investigate, Brinley has no choice but to help.To make matters worse, the gang soon discovers that the recent break-ins might be tied to a year-old murder.Can Brinley, along with her newly acquired group of amateur sleuths, solve the crime in time to prevent any more thefts and keep anyone else from getting hurt?