a Murder Most Tasty: Cozy Culinary Mystery with Dogs as Companions and Romantic Sapphic Subplot

A baker, a golden retriever, and a dead body. Welcome to Willow Falls.Fresh off a painful divorce, baker Maya Hartley moves to the quirky small town of Willow Falls, Vermont, hoping to start over. With only her golden retriever, Pretzel, for company, she plans to open a dog-friendly bakery and lose herself in flour, butter, and sugar.But when the town's pompous rival baker drops dead after eating one of Maya's signature pawstries at the Fall Harvest Festival, Maya becomes the prime suspect. The lazy sheriff is happy to pin the murder on the newcomer, and the only witness is a roller-skating mail carrier who swears the victim's widow looked relieved.With her freedom on the line, Maya must trade her apron for a detective's hat. Helped by Pretzel's nose for trouble and a growing list of eccentric townsfolk, Maya uncovers blackmail, hidden poisons, and a secret that someone is willing to kill to protect.A Murder Most Tasty is a cozy culinary mystery with a slow-burn sapphic romance, a dog who steals every scene, and a killer twist you won't see coming.Recipes included. No animals were harmed in the making of this mystery (well, except for the victim).

Pagina's: 271, Paperback, Independently published