Blueberry Blues by Karen MacInerney is the first short story in the “Gray Whale Inn” mystery series. April 2012

When innkeeper Natalie Barnes volunteers to host the Cranberry Island Clambake at the Gray Whale Inn, she’s looking forward to good food, good friends—and maybe even a bit of good press. The day is perfect and the event as smooth as Natalie’s crème anglaise—until a mysterious illness grips several islanders, and the police finger the inn’s blueberry pies as the culprit. Will Natalie sniff out the source of the poisoned pies before she—and the Gray Whale Inn—end up in hot water? (Includes the Gray Whale Inn recipe for Double-Berry Lemon Muffins.)

Oh how I missed this series and author Karen MacInerney whets our appetite with this wonderful short story featuring Natalie from the Gray Whale Inn mystery series that will be returning in 2013. Bonus recipes are included.