Pumpkin Spice Peril

Zusatztext "[McKinlay's] characters are delicious." — Sheila Connolly ,  New York Times bestselling author of the Orchard Mysteries, on the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries "All the ingredients for a winning read." — Cleo Coyle , New York Times bestselling author of the Coffeehouse Mysteries, on the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries "McKinlay bakes a sweet read!" — Krista Davis , New York Times bestselling author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries, on the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries "A tender cozy full of warm and likable characters and a refreshingly sympathetic murder victim. Readers will look forward to more of McKinlay's tasty concoctions." — Publishers Weekly (starred review), on the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries “ Pumpkin Spice Peril is a surprisingly fun and murderous mix of artists, cupcakes, and murder.” — Fresh Fiction Informationen zum Autor Former librarian  Jenn McKinlay  is the  New York Times  and  USA Today  bestselling author of the Bluff Point Romances, including  Every Dog Has His Day ,  Barking Up the Wrong Tree , and  About a Dog , as well as the Library Lover’s Mysteries, the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries, and the Hat Shop Mysteries. Jenn lives in sunny Arizona in a house that is overrun with kids, pets, and her husband’s guitars. Klappentext In the twelfth Cupcake Bakery Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay, the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew follows the clever crumb trail of a killer who's anything but cookie-cutter. Life is all sugar and spice for the Fairy Tale Cupcake bakers--Melanie Cooper is engaged to the delectable Joe DeLaura, Angie Harper and her husband Tate are savoring married life, and the bakery is bustling with happy customers. Until one of their most valued cupcake connoisseurs ends up dead.Local glass artist and cupcake lover Rene Fischer-Klein has always suffered from a wide variety of health issues. In an effort to cheer her up, her doting husband, Peter, brings her a four-pack of her favorite cupcakes every week. But when the police discover that Rene has been poisoned, there's no sugarcoating the fact that the last things she ate were the bakery's signature pumpkin spice cupcakes! With their lives and bakery at stake, it's up to Mel and Angie to find out who poisoned their artist friend and why, before their future is frosted for good. One   "Hi, how can I help you?" Angie Harper asked the customer across the bakery counter. She had her lips pulled back in what should have been a smile but looked like a grimace instead.   Melanie Cooper glanced at her partner. Angie sounded odd, as if she were forcing herself to be friendly when what she really wanted to do was reach across the counter and rip the person's head off. Judging by the wary gaze of the customer, they weren't buying the show of teeth, either.   "You okay there, Ange?" Mel asked.   "Yes, of course, why wouldn't I be?" Angie frowned. Her long curly dark hair was pulled back in a knot at the nape of her neck. She was dressed in her usual bright pink apron over a tank top and jeans, and she plopped her hands on her hips as if spoiling for a fight.   Mel raised her hands in the air. "Just getting a vibe, an unhappy vibe, and I'm willing to step in if you need a sec."   "Why would I need a sec? I'm fine, totally fine!" Angie insisted.   "Then why are you yelling?" Mel asked.   "This isn't yelling!"   "Not for nothing, but over on this side of the counter it sounds like yelling," said the customer, a thirty-something man in khaki slacks, sandals, and a festive Hawaiian shirt that was a rowdy repeating pattern of orange hibiscus blossoms and blue macaws. In other words, loud.   "I'm so sorry," Angie said. It would have worked as an apol...

Product details

• Authors: Jenn McKinlay
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780451492654
• ISBN: 978-0-451-49265-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 169 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Cupcake Bakery Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense