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Pumpkin Spice Peril: 01/01/24
Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay and Susan Boyce (narrator) (2020) is the twelfth book in the Cupcake Bakery mystery series. Glass artist Rene Fischer-Klein accuses Mel of sleeping with her husband. Before Mel can clear things up, the artist is dead of a presumed overdose. Mel, though, is convinced she was murdered. The murder plot is pretty basic. By itself it could have been a novella or even a short story. There's really only one person who could have done it despite efforts to make two others seem likely candidates. To flesh out the book, there are two other subplots. The first is Angie's pregnancy. She finds out early in the book and suffers through morning sickness on and off through out the first. Of course her news brings out new fanaticism in her brothers. Really they are too much, bordering on the unbelievable. The second subplot is Oz. He's ready to move on in his career. Mel is heartbroken. She has to admit he's overqualified to work for her and Angie. But he's also a dear friend. The next one is For Batter or Worse (2021) Five stars Comments (0) |