Recipe Weekend: A Book of Murder in Notchey Creek by Liz S. Andrews and a great Fall cake!

   Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook, free of charge ,from Little Forest Press, via #Netgalley for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it. All opinions are my own.



Book lover Harley Henrickson follows a trail of murders 
linked to a rare first-edition printing of Jane Eyre.

A Book of Murder in Notchey Creek cover

Synopsis:

It’s almost summer in Notchey Creek, Tennessee, and Harley Henrickson is attending the Antiques and Blooms Festival. Antiques line the streets, flowers fill hanging baskets, and festivalgoers stand in line, waiting to appraise their treasures. Order turns to frenzied excitement when the town’s controversial new resident, Suzanne Clare, presents a rare first-edition printing of Jane Eyre. The book is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, a prize for which many would kill.

On the following morning, Suzanne Clare is found dead in her mansion, and the book is missing. To Sheriff Jed Turner, the woman’s murder appears to be a clear-cut case of burglary-homicide, but Harley is not so sure. Suzanne Clare had many skeletons in her closet, and many enemies among her neighbors. When Harley's friend rockstar Beau Arson is suspected in the woman's murder, she will stop at nothing to prove his innocence.

As bodies begin to accumulate and jealousy, passion, and revenge rear their evil heads, Harley discovers that Charlotte Brontë’s rare first edition is indeed a book of murder.

Includes recipes.


Review:

This is Book 4in the Harley Hendrickson series, and the series keeps getting better, as the characters are allowed more room to expand, and the reader gets a better feel for Harley and those surrounding her. In this case, it is a matter of how well do you know the people around you. When a rare book suddenly appears in their town it illicits a free for all that uncovers varnished truths and lies, and yes, even murder. I love that we get more of Harley's background in this book, and I found myself liking her much more after reading this book! If you're new to the series this is a good book to jump in with, but it can also be read as a stand alone.

The box set of the first 3 book is on sale on Amazon right now as well!


Recipe:

Fall will be here before you know it (I know we can wish, right?), so check out this perfect Fall cake- made with whiskey, for adults, it's perfect with a nice cup of coffee, with friends!

WHISKEY CAKE

Ingredients:

1 package yellow Cake mix (normal size)

1 large package instant Vanilla pudding mix (or can use 2 small ones)

1 cp brown sugar

4 large eggs

1/2 cp butter

1/2 cp milk

1/2 cp Vegetable oil

1/2 to 1 cp of whiskey (your choice of whiskey and amount)

1 tbsp water

 cup Walnuts


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F, butter and flour a bundt pan
2. In large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix and brown sugar.
3. Mix together  milk, oil and 1/2 of the whiskey, together in a medium mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, making sure to incorporate well. 
4. Add wet mix to dry mix in large bowl and mix until blended.
5. Pour batter in cake pan, settle batter, then bake cake for  45-55 minutes (check for doneness)
6. As cake is baking, make topping: melt butter in small saucepan. Add in brown sugar, stir to smooth, then add 1 tbsp of whiskey and water, and remaining nuts. Cook over medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth. You can then add in any remaining whiskey if you'd like to make stronger.. set aside.
7. Remove cake from oven and let cool enough, before removing onto a cake plate.
8. Poke holes in top of cake with toothpick and pour 1/2 of topping over cake and let cake sit, to allow to soak into cake.
9. Before serving, reheat rest of sauce and pour over cake itself, or slices for serving.


About the Author:

Liz S. Andrews is a native of East Tennessee and was blessed to grow up near the Great Smoky Mountains, the playground of her childhood and adolescence. She has a professional background in English literature and higher education. She's also an amateur mixologist and whiskey lover. The cocktails Harley Henrickson creates in the book are her creations. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, cooking, playing piano, gardening, and hiking with her dog, Scout, a golden retriever/labrador mix. She currently resides in Western Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The characters of Tina Rizchek and Grandma Ziegler are winks to her love for the 'Burgh.

Website: lizsandrews.org   Twitter: www.twitter.com/lizsandrews


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