Download or read book Apple Pie a la Murder written by Kathleen Suzette and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Sandy Harbor, Maine a place where everyone knows everyone, as well as everyone else's business. It's a small town with a big problem when local businessman Henry Hoffer turns up dead. Local blogger and pie baker extraordinaire, Allie McSwain, also has a problem. When she discovers Henry's body, she finds herself suddenly a suspect in his murder. Allie and her sidekick Lucy Gray set out to discover the real killer before the wrong person ends up in an orange jumpsuit.
Download or read book Murder Freshly Baked written by Vannetta Chapman and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When delicious baked goods become lethal, a trail of poetry leads to a sweet-toothed killer. The Amish Artisan Village of Middlebury, Indiana, might be the last place you would ever expect to find a murderer. But Amber has been managing the Village for decades and there’s nothing she hasn’t seen. Or so she thought. When poetic notes begin appearing around the bakery, warning that some of the pies have been poisoned, Amber is as confused as she is concerned. Who poisons pies? And more to the point, who leaves poems of warning after they’ve done it? When Amber decides to help the police track down the sweet-toothed saboteur, she enlists Hannah Troyer for another round of Amish-style detective work. Can Amber and Hannah help the police before the Poison Poet strikes? Both women will need to draw on their faith to preserve the peaceful community they’ve built in Middlebury . . . and to protect the girls who work in the Amish Artisan Village. Sweet and cozy Amish mystery Part of the Amish Village Mystery Series. Book 1: Murder Simply Brewed; Book 2: Murder Tightly Knit; Book 3: Murder Freshly Baked Book length: 85,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Download or read book A Peach of a Murder written by L. J. Washburn and published by Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phyllis Newsom is a murder suspect when her entry in the Peach Festival cobbler contest kills a judge.
Download or read book Murder By the Slice written by Livia J. Washburn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At this year's school carnival fund-raiser, the obnoxious president of the Parent Teacher Organization is found stabbed through the heart with Phyllis Newsom's own knife, with traces of incriminating frosting. Clearing her name will be no piece of cake...
Download or read book A Peach of a Murder written by L. J. Washburn and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Amish Village Mystery Collection written by Vannetta Chapman and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 897 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Middlebury’s Amish Artisan Village, murder is the last thing anyone expects. Can Amber and Hannah find these killers before fear unravels the community . . . or they strike again? Murder Simply Brewed Amber Wright is optimistic about the growing profit from her collection of Amish shops in Middlebury, Indiana—until she receives a call that Ethan Gray is dead. Hurrying over to A Simple Blend, she finds a solitary hole in the front window and the store manager lying next to the espresso machine, dead from an apparent heart attack. All the money is still in his register. When Amber hires a young Amish woman, Hannah Troyer, to take over the shop’s duties, the two women become fast friends—as well as amateur sleuths. The police believe Gray’s death is a by-product of vandalism, but Amber and Hannah aren't convinced. Murder Tightly Knit Even before she heard of Owen Esch’s death, Hannah Troyer knew something was amiss at The Cat’s Meow yarn shop. The store has been closing at odd times, the ever-dependable Mary isn’t always at her post . . . and an Englisch man has been seen loitering around back. Now, as leaves of brown, gold, and orange blanket Middlebury, Indiana, Owen lies dead on the Pumpkinvine Trail. The only clues to the murderer’s identity point in two very different directions—one of them leading right to The Cat’s Meow. Murder Freshly Baked Amber Bowman is thrilled to see the turnout for the Race for a Cure—and relieved to have something to distract her from the “Poison Poet”—an individual who has been sending notes containing bad poetry to warn of poisoned baked goods. Then Ryan Duvall crosses the finish line of the race—and falls down dead, murdered in broad daylight. But who did it? And why? The police suspect Preston Johnston, but Amber refuses to believe her employee could do such a thing. Amber once again looks to her young Amish friend Hannah Troyer to help her find the killer—and to determine if it’s the same person leaving the cryptic poems and pies.
Download or read book Murder by the Slice written by L. J. Washburn and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pumpkin Muffin Murder written by Livia J. Washburn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Thanksgiving in Weatherford, Texas, and Phyllis is taking her grandson, Bobby, to the first annual Harvest Festival with hopes of winning the baking contest now that her friendly competitor, Carolyn, is judging and not competing. But when a decorative scarecrow turns out to be a dead body in disguise, Phyllis must dish out some justice...
Download or read book A Peach of a Murder written by Livia J. Washburn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All year round, retired schoolteacher Phyllis Newsom is as sweet as peach pie-except during the Peach Festival, whose blue ribbon has slipped through Phyllis's fingers more than once... Everyone's a little shook up when the corpse of a no-good local turns up underneath a car in a local garage. But even as Phyllis engages in some amateur sleuthing, she won't let it distract her from out-baking her rivals and winning the upcoming Peach Festival contest. She and all the other contestants guard their secret, original recipes with their lives-and talk a whole lot of trash. With her unusual Spicy Peach Cobbler, Phyllis hopes to knock 'em dead. But that's just an expression-never in her wildest dreams did she think her cobbler would actually kill a judge. Now, she's suspected of murder-and she's got to bake this case wide open.
Download or read book Ice Cold Murder written by Kathleen Suzette and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-07 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a new year for Allie Mc Swain and Alec Blanchard and that means a new mystery to solve. When beloved elementary school teacher Iris Rose ends up on ice, they must find her killer before her killer makes Allie the second victim. There are lots of changes in Sandy Harbor, Maine. Allie has retired her grief blog and is baking up a storm to sell her pies and cakes at Henry's Home Cooking Restaraunt, while her boyfriend Alec, has retired from the police department and is studying to become a PI.
Download or read book A Pinch of Homicide written by Kate Bell and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Allie Blanchard and her best friend Lucy Gray join a local book club in the seaside town of Sandy Harbor, they expect an evening of literary discussion and homemade treats. Allie, an accomplished baker with a flair for creative confections, prepares a special dessert to share with the group. The atmosphere is warm, the members are welcoming, and everything seems picture-perfect. However, the tranquility shatters when they discover the club's charming host dead under mysterious circumstances the following morning. Shocked and intrigued, Allie and Lucy find themselves at the heart of a new mystery. The duo delves into the lives of the book club members, uncovering secrets, grudges, and unexpected connections. From cryptic notes hidden in book margins to whispered rumors in the town’s cozy cafes, every clue brings them closer to the truth. As they wade deeper into the investigation, Allie and Lucy realize that solving this mystery requires more than just keen observation and deduction. It challenges their understanding of friendship, trust, and the hidden layers beneath the surface of a seemingly peaceful community. Can they find the killer before they strike again?
Download or read book Black and Blueberry Die written by Livia J. Washburn and published by . This book was released on 1957-09-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest from the nationally bestselling author of The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer, Phyllis Newsom returns with a blackberry and blueberry pie recipe that's to die for...It's late summer in Weatherford, Texas and Mike Newsom's childhood friend is sweltering in prison for a crime he claims he didn't commit, murdering his wife. So instead of asking his mother to please stop investigating a murder, as he usually does, he asks her and Sam to please help his friend.Danny Jackson, found guilty of beating his wife Roxanne to death at the ritzy hair salon where she works, was sentenced to prison for 30 years. His pleas of innocence fell on deaf ears, so it's up to Phyllis to find what actually happened. She finds there are a lot of secrets and lies being told, and Roxanne was in the middle of them all.Though Phyllis doesn't want to get mixed up in another murder investigation, her son rarely asks for favors, and certainly not favors like this. She has to untangle the lies and comb out the facts to find what happened that dark night.Includes recipes!--back cover
Download or read book The Fatal Funnel Cake written by Livia J. Washburn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s time for the State Fair of Texas—and cooking contests galore! Fryers are heating up and stomachs are growling. But Phyllis Newsom had better watch out. Someone’s brought an appetite for murder.... Phyllis and her friends Carolyn and Sam are ready to whip up their best dishes and win some ribbons in Dallas. And they’re excited to learn that one of their favorite celebrity chefs—Joye Jameson of The Joye of Cooking—is broadcasting her TV show from the fair. When Phyllis’s funnel cake is picked as one of the best of that category, Joye invites her and the other finalists to prepare their delicious recipes live on the air. But Phyllis’s moment in the spotlight is spoiled after Joye suffers a deadly allergic reaction from one bite of her funnel cake. Now she’s gone from top entry to top suspect. So in order to clear her name, Phyllis will have to turn up the heat on this investigation before the real killer slips through her fingers.... INCLUDES RECIPES!
Download or read book Flipped For Murder written by Maddie Day and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in the Country Store Mystery series—include recipes! “A nice cozy mystery with lots of comfort food and suspense.”—Rainy Day Ramblings In this freshly baked series, author Maddie Day lifts the lid on a small town in southern Indiana, where a newcomer is cooking up a new start—until a murderer muddles the recipe . . . Nursing a broken heart, Robbie Jordan is trading in her life on the West Coast for the rolling hills of southern Indiana. After paying a visit to her Aunt Adele, she falls in love with the tiny town of South Lick. And when she spots a For Sale sign on a rundown country store, she decides to snap it up and put her skills as a cook and a carpenter to use. Everyone in town shows up for the grand reopening of Pans ’N Pancakes, but when the mayor’s disagreeable assistant is found dead, Robbie realizes that not all press is good press. With all eyes on her, she’ll have to summon her puzzle-solving skills to clear her name, unscramble the town’s darkest secrets, and track down a cold-blooded killer—before she’s the next to die . . . “What a terrific debut! This deliciously clever cozy—set in a deceptively charming little town—is fresh, intelligent, and delightful. A winner!” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author “You’ll flip for this mouth-watering new series. Maddy Day serves up a tasty mystery with a side of scenic country charm.”—Leslie Budewitz, two-time Agatha Award-winning author of the Spice Shop Mysteries
Download or read book The Pumpkin Muffin Murder written by L. J. Washburn and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phyllis loves to spend quality time with her grandson. She'll be taking him to a festival with hopes of winning the baking contest-now that her friendly competitor, Carolyn, is judging and not competing. But when a decorative scarecrow is actually a dead body in disguise, it's Phyllis's sleuthing skills that are needed. The dead body is that of the festival's organizer- and his wife, Carolyn's friend, falls under suspicion. Carolyn turns to Phyllis for help, because who's better at dishing out some justice than a baker extraordinaire who can handle the heat.
Download or read book The Gingerbread Bump Off written by Livia J. Washburn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Christmas, a killer's serving up a trayful of trouble in a new holiday Fresh Baked Mystery. As Christmas approaches in Weatherford, Texas, Phyllis Newsom is decorating her house in preparation for the Jingle Bell Tour. The last thing she expects is that one of her ceramic gingerbread men will be used to commit murder.... When her friend Georgia Hallerbee asks Phyllis to have her house featured in the annual Christmas Jingle Bell Tour of Homes, Phyllis is equally flattered and flustered. She already has a bridal shower on Christmas Eve and a wedding on New Year’s Eve to prepare for, and she’s been baking gingerbread cookies like they’re going out of style. But like her tasty treats, she rises to the occasion. Before the tour can even get under way, Phyllis hears a crash on her front porch and makes a gruesome discovery. Someone has broken a decorative gingerbread man over Georgia’s head. Santa’s naughty list just got longer—and with the police baffled, it’s up to Phyllis to catch a half-baked killer... Includes recipes!
Download or read book Murder Takes the Cake written by Gayle Trent and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A routine cake delivery becomes a culinary nightmare when a small-town baker discovers her first client's dead body in this irresistible new mystery series. It'll take more than a little sugar to convince folks Daphne Martin's freshly baked spice cake was not to blame for the mysterious death of town gossip Yodel Watson. Getting her new cake decorating business, Daphne's Delectable Cakes, off the ground is hard enough now that Daphne's moved back to her southern Virginia hometown, but orders have been even slower since she found Yodel's body. She soon realizes, however, that just about everybody in town had a reason to poison the cantankerous busybody, from the philandering pet shop owner, to Yodel's church potluck nemesis, to the Save-A-Buck's cranky produce manager-turned-bagger. Now, to help prove she's no confectionary killer, Daphne recruits her old flame, Ben Jacobs, editor of the local newspaper, and quickly stirs up a long-hidden family scandal that just might hold the secret ingredient she needs to solve the case. All she's got to do is roll up her sleeves and get her hands a little dirty before the real culprit decides that taking sweet revenge on Daphne will be icing on the cake.