Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns

Series Name: Baker Street Mystery #1
Genre: Cozy
Release: August 30, 2022

In this delectable new cozy mystery series, social media maven Maddy Montgomery’s perfectly ’grammable life has come undone, and she’s #StartingOver in a tiny town with one giant problem—a killer on the loose . . .

When Maddy Montgomery’s groom is a no-show to their livestream wedding, it’s a disaster that no amount of filtering can fix. But a surprise inheritance offers a chance to regroup and rebrand—as long as Maddy is willing to live in her late, great-aunt Octavia’s house in New Bison, Michigan, for a year, running her bakery and caring for a 250-pound English mastiff named Baby.

Maddy doesn’t bake, and her Louboutins aren’t made for walking giant dogs around Lake Michigan, but the locals are friendly and the scenery is beautiful. With help from her aunt’s loyal friends, aka the Baker Street Irregulars, Maddy feels ready to tackle any challenge, including Octavia’s award-winning cake recipes. That is, until New Bison’s mayor is fatally stabbed, and Maddy’s fingerprints are found on the knife . . .

Something strange is going on in New Bison. It seems Aunt Octavia had her suspicions, too. But Maddy’s going to need a whole lot more than a trending hashtag to save her reputation—and her life.

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Dru’s Short Musing:
All you need to read is the first chapter, and you will be enamored with Maddy Madison and the #hilarity that ensues. From this first chapter until the end, I could not put this book down, quickly becoming a page-turner as I had to know who was doing what to whom.

This well-written and fast-paced whodunit kept me immersed in every minute detail in the reading of this drama. Maddy is new to New Bison and all sorts of things including the involvement in a murder investigation. Will the #socialmedia skills that she has embraced help her solve the local murder? The author did a great job in staging this finely tuned mystery with a bountiful cast of characters, a pipeline of suspects and a group of people who are determined to solve this puzzling case. In between the pages there are delectable goodies and amusing, downright laugh out loud moments that enhanced my reading pleasure. This was a very enjoyable book to read, and I adore the person that Maddy becomes and I can’t wait to see what happens next with Maddy and her friends in this delightfully appetizingly entertaining tale.

FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.