Book Review: Death of an Ice Cream Scooper by Lee Hollis

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Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell is back on the case in Bar Harbor, Maine when her friend and owner of a gourmet ice cream shop finds that her husband may be a cheater and a killer...

Synopsis:

Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell doesn’t know what to believe when Lydia Partridge, the put-together owner of gourmet Bar Harbor Ice Cream, suddenly reveals fears that her husband may be having an affair. There’s no other way to explain why Jamie, a respected professor, was spotted in a remote part of town with a much younger woman. But instead of learning the truth about the secret meeting, Lydia opens her freezer truck to find another surprise—the dead body of a summer employee...

 

The shock continues as photographic evidence proves Jamie was spending time off campus with the victim, one of his students. Now, Lydia desperately needs Hayley to discover if Jamie really is a cheater—and, worse, a ruthless killer. With her own complicated family issues to address, can Hayley make sense of a popular college girl’s love life and out the true culprit before the case, or another person, goes cold?

Review:

This is book 15 in the series, but only the second I've read. It's typical cozy, with a likable cast of characters, lots of red herrings, and enough ice cream recipes to make you want to go by your ice cream making machine for the Summer! Hayley's mystery solving touches very close to home in this installment, where there are plenty of changes at home, but still danger for Hayley to get into! It's a super quick read (aI read in one sitting) making it perfect for vacation reading! Each book features different types of recipes on theme, so grab the ones you might want to make on vacation, and you'll have recipes with you!

About the Author:

Lee Hollis is the pen name for the brother and sister writing team behind the Hayley Powell Mystery Series. Rick Copp is a veteran Hollywood writer/producer and also the author of three other mystery novel series. He lives in Palm Springs, California. Holly Simason is an award-winning food and cocktails columnist who lives in North Carolina. Please visit them online at LeeHollisMysteries.com.