Dessert is the Bomb by Catherine Bruns
Series Name: Cookies & Chance Mystery #11
Genre: Cozy
Release: September 28, 2021
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From USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns comes a hauntingly hilarious Halloween Cookies & Chance mystery!
Baker turned sometimes-sleuth Sally Muccio has always loved Halloween, but this year she has more on her mind than ghosts and goblins. In addition to catering a party at her wacky father’s funeral home, a competing bakery has just moved in across the street from Sally’s Samples. The new owner, Celeste Delgado, seems intent on burying Sal’s novelty cookie shop into the ground with her sensational smash cake bombs. Suddenly, the homemade fortune cookies that Sal and her best friend Josie create with loving care are predicting an ominous future for their business.
Before Sal can discover what’s behind Celeste’s grudge, the woman is killed by an explosion. To take the cake, Josie was heard threatening Celeste shortly before her death. A night in the slammer, another deadly explosion, and dangerous family secrets all add to Sal’s growing list of concerns. Like an oven timer, precious minutes of her life are ticking away. Can she find Celeste’s killer before everything blows up in her face?
*Recipes Included*
Dru’s Short Musing:
This is one of my favorite series and when Celeste Delgado opens a bakery across from Sally’s place, her presence affects every member of the Muccio family in unique ways. When she is murdered, Sally and Josie must turn amateur sleuths to investigate and bring the killer to justice.
This well-written and fast pace read was quite enjoyable with the usual antics from the family. Who wanted Celeste dead? Was it her ties to the Muccios? Was it her family? Was someone else involved? The author did a great job in keeping me intrigued and I had a good time following along with what the author intended. There were a few twists that kept me in the game, but it was that “aha” moment when all the pieces came together. Boasting a quirky cast of characters, engaging dialogue and visual descriptive narrative, this was entertaining and another great read in this delightfully charming series.
FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author.