Town in a Sweet Pickle

Zusatztext Praise for the New York Times  Bestselling Candy Holliday Murder Mysteries   “Good food . . . Endearing characters.”—Sheila Connolly! New York Times bestselling author   “A charming cozy.”— The Mystery Reader   “Enjoy Maine with less cold . . . and a dash of intrigue and danger.”— Gumshoe Review Informationen zum Autor B.B. Haywood is the author of the New York Times  bestselling Candy Holliday murder mystery series, including Town in a Strawberry Swirl , Town in a Wild Moose Chase , Town in a Pumpkin Bash , Town in a Lobster Stew , and Town in a Blueberry Jam. Klappentext "Good food . . . Endearing characters.”—Sheila Connolly! New York Times bestselling author In the quiet coastal community of Cape Willington! Maine! Candy Holliday is a local farmer who dutifully tends to her blueberry fields—and steps in to solve the occasional murder . . . When Candy organizes a cooking event for her local newspaper! the town's most prominent citizens turn out to witness the popular cookbook author Julia von Fleming serve as a guest judge. But when Julia comes close to consuming a poisoned pickle! she begins to suspect someone in Cape Willington is trying to kill her—and Candy is completely jarred to be among the suspects. But the first taste was just a sample! and soon more jars of poisoned pickles begin to pop up around town. In the face of a pickled poisoning spree! Candy will have to track down the culprit to make sure her own name stays well-preserved. Along the way! she'll pull the lid off a briny barrel of blackmail! thievery! and revenge that's been souring their seaside hometown for years... INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES! AUTHOR’S NOTE PROLOGUE The attack came from behind, without warning. Later, she would grudgingly admit it was partially her own fault, since she’d likely antagonized the nanny goat by appearing out of nowhere, rushing into the place like a madwoman, and then beeping the horn incessantly as the animal meandered across the driveway right in front of her, obviously holding her up on purpose. Critters could be territorial—just like her, in some ways. And ornery, like their owners. This one was both. She’d completely ignored the goat as she climbed out of her Suburban, hurried up the concrete steps, and rapped at Sally Ann’s side door. No one home, an annoying detail. But at least the woman had left out the pickle jar. It sat near Wanda’s feet, on the top corner of the steps. Something was wrong, though. From where she stood, looking down, Wanda knew right away that Sally Ann had left out the wrong jar. The label was much too professional, and a different color entirely. Sally Ann’s labels were cream-colored and handmade, somewhat crudely, with few embellishments and black spidery letters, a sort of angled cursive scrawl that looked like it might have been written by someone living in the 1800s. Often the labels were stained or creased because they’d been mishandled or applied too hastily. But they were easily recognizable, and everyone around town could identify a jar of pickles made by Sally Ann Longfellow. The label on this jar, however, was better designed, and the writing on it much more legible. It had a light green background, with dark green lettering in an attractive, folksy font outlined in black. And it had unique entwined copper-colored embellishments at the four corners. It didn’t look like Sally Ann’s work, or her taste in design. At first Wanda was confused. Why would Sally Ann leave out the wrong jar? They’d discussed this. Judging was about to begin. Wanda was in a hurry, and she was doing the other woman a favor, stopping by on her way to the event. Was Sally Ann using someone else’s pickles? A mystery entry? She squinted in the bright light, focusing on the name writ...

About the author

B.B. Haywood is the author of the New York Times bestselling Candy Holliday murder mystery series, including Town in a Strawberry Swirl, Town in a Wild Moose Chase, Town in a Pumpkin Bash, Town in a Lobster Stew, and Town in a Blueberry Jam.

Product details

• Authors: B B Haywood, B. B. Haywood
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.02.2015
• EAN: 9780425252635
• ISBN: 978-0-425-25263-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 171 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Candy Holliday Murder Mystery; Candy Holliday Mystery; Candy Holliday Murder Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense