Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder: A Delicious and Charming Cozy Mystery (A Baker Street Mystery)
“Snappy dialogue, a well-drawn supporting cast and an irresistible canine companion all add delicious flavor. Gulp this book down or savor it, but consuming it will guarantee a sustained sugar high.” –The New York Times Book Review
In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the acclaimed author introduces Maddy Montgomery, a social media expert who’s #StartingOver in small town Michigan after inheriting her great-aunt’s bakery…and a 200-pound English Mastiff named Baby.
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When Maddy Montgomery’s groom is a no-show to their livestream wedding, it’s a disaster that no amount of filtering can fix. But a surprise inheritance offers a chance to regroup and rebrand—as long as Maddy is willing to live in her late, great-aunt Octavia’s house in New Bison, Michigan, for a year, running her bakery and caring for a 250-pound English mastiff named Baby.
Maddy doesn’t bake, and her Louboutins aren’t made for walking giant dogs around Lake Michigan, but the locals are friendly and the scenery is beautiful. With help from her aunt’s loyal friends, aka the Baker Street Irregulars, Maddy feels ready to tackle any challenge, including Octavia’s award-winning cake recipes. That is, until New Bison’s mayor is fatally stabbed, and Maddy’s fingerprints are found on the knife . . .
Something strange is going on in New Bison. It seems Aunt Octavia had her suspicions, too. But Maddy’s going to need a whole lot more than a trending hashtag to save her reputation—and her life.
“Everyone is a suspect in Valerie Burns’s entertaining new mystery, filled with surprising twists, suspicious characters and a mastiff named Baby who will win your heart. Top that off with humor and delicious recipes and you have a delight of a cozy.” —Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of A Fatal Glow
In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the acclaimed author introduces Maddy Montgomery, a social media expert who’s #StartingOver in small town Michigan after inheriting her great-aunt’s bakery…and a 200-pound English Mastiff named Baby.
A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Book Of 2022
When Maddy Montgomery’s groom is a no-show to their livestream wedding, it’s a disaster that no amount of filtering can fix. But a surprise inheritance offers a chance to regroup and rebrand—as long as Maddy is willing to live in her late, great-aunt Octavia’s house in New Bison, Michigan, for a year, running her bakery and caring for a 250-pound English mastiff named Baby.
Maddy doesn’t bake, and her Louboutins aren’t made for walking giant dogs around Lake Michigan, but the locals are friendly and the scenery is beautiful. With help from her aunt’s loyal friends, aka the Baker Street Irregulars, Maddy feels ready to tackle any challenge, including Octavia’s award-winning cake recipes. That is, until New Bison’s mayor is fatally stabbed, and Maddy’s fingerprints are found on the knife . . .
Something strange is going on in New Bison. It seems Aunt Octavia had her suspicions, too. But Maddy’s going to need a whole lot more than a trending hashtag to save her reputation—and her life.
“Everyone is a suspect in Valerie Burns’s entertaining new mystery, filled with surprising twists, suspicious characters and a mastiff named Baby who will win your heart. Top that off with humor and delicious recipes and you have a delight of a cozy.” —Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of A Fatal Glow
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Community Reviews
I liked this myself; more funny than mysterious. And our main character Maddy is definitely a city girl with an addiction to social media. My only quorum is that the last quarter of the book is where the focus on the mystery actually happens. And there were a lot of loose ends that weren’t addressed. But there’s another book in the series, so maybe I’ll get answers then.
Don’t get me wrong …this was a good book but I felt like it ended abruptly. The last chapters seemed rushed. Overall, I enjoyed the story.
Lots of drool, hashtags and confusion.
I didn’t understand the ending at all and I’m not sure I know who killed the great aunt.
I don’t know if I got confused because I read it as an audiobook but there were some things that confused me like I understand that they want to buy the land to be able to expand business and whatnot but really? They’re gonna start killing people? Like what?
I didn’t like Maddy. As a character she seemed really dumb like how do you not know how to crack an egg or turn on the stove? I though she was a “military brat” and that she would have some basic skills but I guess not.
The whole thing with the dad seemed like a side plot that never got resolved. Why didn’t she just talk it out with her dad instead of just hanging up on him?
Idk there were a lot of things that didn’t make sense to me like why the great aunt wouldn’t just tell Maddy who she thought the suspect was if she knew she was going to move there and get entangled in it.
Overall I didn’t like the pacing or most of the characters.
I didn’t understand the ending at all and I’m not sure I know who killed the great aunt.
I don’t know if I got confused because I read it as an audiobook but there were some things that confused me like I understand that they want to buy the land to be able to expand business and whatnot but really? They’re gonna start killing people? Like what?
I didn’t like Maddy. As a character she seemed really dumb like how do you not know how to crack an egg or turn on the stove? I though she was a “military brat” and that she would have some basic skills but I guess not.
The whole thing with the dad seemed like a side plot that never got resolved. Why didn’t she just talk it out with her dad instead of just hanging up on him?
Idk there were a lot of things that didn’t make sense to me like why the great aunt wouldn’t just tell Maddy who she thought the suspect was if she knew she was going to move there and get entangled in it.
Overall I didn’t like the pacing or most of the characters.
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