Puss Reboots: Blog: June 2024: Bread Over Troubled Water

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Bread Over Troubled Water: 06/03/24

Bread Over Troubled Water by Winnie Archer and Emily Durante (Narrator) (2022) is the eighth book in the Bread Shop mystery series. Ivy Culpepper is busy planning her engagement party. That is until a regular at the bread shop ends up poisoned.

The man who died shares a lot in common with Mia's husband, meaning the book has some similarities with The Witless Protection Program by Maria DiRico (2024). But this man's intentions were completely financial and not at all sexual.

With the inclusion of a side plot involving fundraising for the high school sports teams, I am also reminded of Bake Sale Murder by Leslie Meier (2006).

Ivy, though, with her head and heart more focused on her upcoming nuptials misses some obvious clues. This was a mystery where I called it before the murder had even happened. At that point I didn't know who the victim would be, despite being able to spot the murderer at their introduction.

Regardless of the easy to sort out details, I enjoyed the book thoroughly. I like the setting, the diversity of characters, and the consistency to the location. Santa Sofia doesn't change much across books, meaning it feels like a fully realized, albeit fictional, location.

Five stars