How the Murder Crumbles (A Cookie Shop Mystery)
by Debra Sennefelder
About How the Murder Crumbles
How the Murder Crumbles (A Cookie Shop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Connecticut
Crooked Lane Books (June 20, 2023)
Hardcover : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1639102809
ISBN-13 : 978-1639102808
Digital ASIN : B0BG13HTC6
Debra Sennefelder whips up cookies and crime in a delicious new cozy series, perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and Peg Cochran.
Wingate, Connecticut, is famed as one of the top ten shopping destinations in the state, and home to Mallory Monroe’s beloved Cookie Shop—a place where patrons are greeted with the heavenly aroma of freshly baked cookies that are as beautifully decorated as they are insanely delicious.
But things aren’t going so smoothly for Mallory. Her two employees are a disaster in the kitchen, she catches her boyfriend with another woman, and she’s seen having a fierce argument with food blogger Beatrice Wright, who accuses Mallory of stealing her cookie recipe. Then Beatrice turns up dead in her kitchen, flour outlining her body and a bloodied marble rolling pin nearby. Mallory immediately becomes suspect number one, her sales plummet, and she desperately tries to clear her name—but that’s not the only murder the killer is baking up.
Debra Sennefelder has cooked up a perfect recipe—endearing characters, a picture-perfect evocation of small-town life, and a quaint sweets shop. And just when things get a little too comfy, there’s always a murder or two for good measure.
What I Thought:
This was a fast paced book that once I started, I did not want to put down. It kept my attention from the time I started it till I finished it, and I basically finished it in one sitting. Mallory has moved back to Wyngate, CT and has taken over her aunt's bakery. A local resident comes in the shop and accuses Mallory of copying her Almond meltaway recipe, and the Mallory finds this resident dead in her home when she goes to talk to her about the recipe. Mallory becomes the main suspect and of course she has to investigate to clear her name and keep her business. This book was filled with charming and some not so charming characters. Mallory is thrown together with the woman with who she finds her boyfriend cheating and this woman becomes her attorney, and could she possibly become a friend? There are a lot of suspects and many twists and turns that kept me guessing till the end. Mallory also gets herself into some hair raising situations and solves more mysteries than just the murder. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to more in this series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book.
About Debra Sennefelder
Debra Sennefelder, the author of the Food Blogger Mystery series, the Resale Boutique Mystery series, and the Cookie Shop mystery series, is an avid reader who reads across a range of genres, but mystery fiction is her obsession. Her interest in people and relationships is channeled into her novels against a backdrop of crime and mystery. When she’s not reading, she enjoys cooking and baking and as a former food blogger, she is constantly taking photographs of her food. Yeah, she’s that person.
Born and raised in New York City, she now lives and writes in Connecticut with her family. She’s worked in pre-hospital care, retail and publishing. Her writing companions are her adorable and slightly spoiled Shih-Tzus, Susie, and Billy.
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