Sifting Through Clues by Daryl Wood Gerber is the eighth book in the “Cookbook Nook” cozy culinary mystery series. Publisher: Beyond the Page, coming April 23, 2019.

The Agatha Award–winning author of Wreath Between the Lines returns to the Cookbook Nook, where culinary mysteries are giving everyone food for thought . . .

Book clubs from all over have descended on Crystal Cove to celebrate the library’s Book Club Bonanza week, and Jenna Hart has packed the Cookbook Nook with juicy reads and tasty cookbooks. But she’s most excited about spending an evening with the Mystery Mavens and their moveable feast, when they will go from house to house to share different culinary treats and discuss the whodunit they’re all reading. It’s all good food and fun for the savvy armchair detectives, until one of the members of the group is found murdered at the last stop on the tour.

As if that weren’t enough to spoil her appetite, Jenna discovers that all the evidence points to her friend Pepper as being the guilty party. And with Pepper’s chief-of-police daughter too close to the case to be impartial, Jenna knows she’ll have to step in to help clear her friend’s name before a bitter injustice sends her to jail. Sifting through the clues, Jenna unearths any number of possible culprits, but she’ll have to cook up a new way to catch the killer before Pepper’s goose is cooked . . .

Includes tasty sweet and savory recipes!

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Every time I read a book in this endearing series, it just warms the cockles of my heart.

I love the comfortable tone in this cleverly-written mystery with a strong plot and enough intrigue to keep me immersed in all aspect of this story.

There was plenty of non-stop action as the pacing allowed me to follow along with Jenna as she sifted through the list of suspects, one of whom has a stronger motive to kill. The visually descriptive narrative kept me engaged in all that was happening and at times I felt like I was part of the action telling Jenna to look here and there.

The author did a great job in setting up this story and it was fun watching it all play out. When I thought I had a handle of the killer’s identity, the author changed direction with strategically placed twists and turns that enhanced the telling of this tale. As the story came to its conclusion, the author ramped up the pacing and I couldn’t stop until I knew who was behind it all. This was an excellent read and I can’t wait to read the next book in this delightfully charming series.

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FTC Full Disclosure – I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) from the author.