The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole

Zusatztext PRAISE FOR THE NATIONAL BESTSELLING CHOCOHOLIC MYSTERIES “My name is Charlaine, and I’m a Chocoholic!”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris “JoAnna Carl satisfies . . . your craving for a tasty whodunit.”—Cleo Coyle, New York Times bestselling author of the Coffeehouse Mysteries “Lee [Woodyard] sells chocolates and solves crimes with panache and good humor.”— New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Hart “Lots of suspects, red herrings, and chocolate trivia.”— Kirkus Reviews “A deft mix of truffles and trouble. Chocoholics—this book is for you!”—Laura Childs, New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries “Delicious, fast-paced . . . more twists and turns than a chocolate-covered pretzel!”—Leslie Meier, New York Times bestselling author of Candy Corn Murder “A real page-turner, and I got chocolate on every one!”—Tamar Myers, author of Tea with Jam and Dread “Realistic characters, an engaging plot, and lots of local color distinguish this superior cozy.” — Publishers Weekly “Deliciously cozy . . . richly entertaining, and has no calo­ries.”—Elaine Viets, national bestselling author of the Dead-End Job Mysteries Informationen zum Autor JoAnna Carl Klappentext In this eighteenth mystery in the national bestselling Chocoholic series, an unusual crime spree wreaks havoc on Warner Pier, and it's up to Lee and Joe to get to the bottom of it. When a gang of crooks with a wicked sweet tooth hits the resort town of Warner Pier, it's up to chocolatier Lee Woodyard to rout the hungry rascals. A frantic late-night phone call from her right-hand woman, Dolly Jolly, brings Lee Woodyard to the scene of a break-in at the Warner Pier jewelry store next door to TenHuis Chocolade. To her shock, the suspect is Mike Westerly, Dolly's boyfriend, who was recently hired by the town merchants as a night watchman specifically to prevent break-ins. Dolly hopes Lee can help straighten out this crazy misunderstanding. Even crazier? The thieves left behind the most valuable item in the store. In fact, nothing was taken except for some snacks. It's another in a series of break-ins by burglars the media has dubbed the Main Street Cookie Monsters. They've been hitting shops selling everything from sunglasses to shoes but stealing only sweets: lollipops, cookies, even a pack of chewing gum! It all seems pretty funny-until the discovery of a dead body. With Mike once again a suspect, Lee must stop one very sour killer before someone else comes to a bitter end. Story Locale: A fictional resort town in Michigan Series Overview: Former Texas beauty queen Lee McKinney Woodyard has moved to Warner Pier, Michigan, where she now works at her aunt's chocolate shop-and solves the occasional murder. Leseprobe Chapter 1 I love coffee, but I don't usually drink it at the gas station with the guys. My husband, Joe Woodyard, also likes coffee. And at least five mornings a week he does stop for a cup at the coffee bar at the Warner Pier Rest-Stop out on the interstate. And he does drink his coffee with "the guys," an informal group of old and new friends, most of them craftsmen, who have drifted together over the years. Joe is six foot two, with dark hair, bright blue eyes, and the best shoulders in west Michigan. He has a dual career. Some days he goes to his boat shop and works on antique wooden boats, restoring them to their historic grandeur. On other days, he drives twenty-five miles to a midsized Midwestern city-Holland, Michigan-and there he practices law. But in either situation-boat shop or law office-he almost always stops to have coffee, and maybe a doughnut, with the group known as the "coffee club." It's an informal group; Joe says one reason he likes it is th...

Product details

• Authors: Joanna Carl
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.08.2021
• EAN: 9780440000273
• ISBN: 978-0-440-00027-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 218 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Chocoholic Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense