Sugar Plum Poisoned

Informationen zum Autor Jenn McKinlay Klappentext "When up-and-coming singing sensation Shelby Vaughn arrives in town for two weeks of concert dates, she hires her old friend Angie and the rest of the bakery crew to supply cupcakes for the VIP guest lounge every night. After overhearing Shelby in a heated argument with her manager, Mel is concerned, but she and the crew decide to make the best of their time working with the star. Just as the bakers fall into the rhythm of the job, Shelby's manager is found dead, clutching a bit of fabric from a Santa suit and a cupcake. With the bakery crew and Shelby's backup dancers all dressed in similar Santa costumes, it's impossible to say who is the killer. When all suspicions lead back to Shelby, Mel and Angie stand up for their friend, determined to prove her innocence before she's frosted for a crime she didn't commit."--Provided by Publisher. Leseprobe One "Oh . . . wow," Angie Harper said. She was perched on a stool in the kitchen of the bakery Fairy Tale Cupcakes, which she owned with her husband, Tate Harper, and best friend Melanie DeLaura. Mel blew the bangs of her short-cropped blond hair out of her eyes and glanced at her friend across the steel worktable. "What's up?" "A VIP is coming to Scottsdale," Angie said. She wiggled on her chair, an indication of her excitement. "And . . ." Mel twisted the end of the piping bag full of rum-flavored frosting before she lowered it to the top of an eggnog-flavored cupcake, which she decorated with a fat dollop of frosting. Angie didn't answer, so Mel glanced back up to find her friend staring at her with wide eyes. Mel lowered the pastry bag. "Okay, you have my full attention. Or you will as soon as you garnish that cupcake." "Oh, right!" Angie dusted a little bit of nutmeg onto the fresh frosting. She then turned her phone so that Mel could see the display. It showed a picture of a woman wearing a sequined, hot pink, micromini dress and over-the-knee white leather stiletto boots, with a blond head of hair that was a mass of curls that reached her lower back. She was unmistakable. Shelby Vaughn. "Oh," Mel said. She tried to say it without any inflection. She and Angie had a complicated history with Shelby in that Angie loved her and Mel not so much. "She's in residence at the Hotel Grande for the entire holiday season," Angie said. "And, get this, she wants us, Fairy Tale Cupcakes, to cater her VIP events." "Really." Again, Mel strove to keep her voice even, giving no indication of her feelings away. It didn't work. "I know you don't like her," Angie said. She met Mel's gaze across the steel worktable. Angie's long brown curls were styled in a messy bun on top of her head. She was wearing her usual T-shirt and jeans under a bright pink apron with the bakery's logo on the front and her name embroidered across the bib. "It's not that I don't like her. I don't know her," Mel protested. "She's from your life with Roach, of which Tate and I were not included." Angie nodded. "I know, those were some crazy days, but I really like Shelby, and when you get to know her, I'm sure you will, too." Mel stared at her friend. Before marrying their mutual childhood best friend, Tate Harper, Angie had dated a rock and roll drummer named Roach who played in a band called the Sewers. It had been a chaotic few months with Angie traveling back and forth from Los Angeles to Scottsdale and then going on tour with the band for brief stints. She had met a lot of famous people, one of which was Shelby Vaughn, who had been the opening act for the Sewers that summer and who'd had several hit singles since. Mel had no idea how Tate was going to handle Angie's rock and roll days coming back into their life, and she wondered if she should point that out to Angie or let the married couple deal with it on their own. Being...

Product details

• Authors: Jenn McKinlay
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.10.2023
• EAN: 9780593549124
• ISBN: 978-0-593-54912-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 173 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Cupcake Bakery Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense