Book Review: The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

 Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook, free of charge,from Mariner Books via Edelweiss Plus 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. 

Only Murders in the Building meets The Maid in this darkly beguiling locked-room mystery where someone turns up dead on the set of TV’s hottest baking competition—perfect for fans of Nita Prose, Richard Osman, and Anthony Horowitz.

Synopsis:

Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for “Bake Week” but also the childhood home of the show’s famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin.

The author of numerous bestselling cookbooks and hailed as “America’s Grandmother,” Betsy Martin isn’t as warm off-screen as on, though no one needs to know that but her. She has always demanded perfection, and gotten it with a smile, but this year something is off. As the baking competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, it’s merely sabotage—sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to high—but when a body is discovered, everyone is a suspect.

A sharp and suspenseful thriller for mystery buffs and avid bakers alike, The Golden Spoon is a brilliant puzzle filled with shocking twists and turns that will keep you reading late into the night until you turn the very last page of this incredible debut.

Review:

The idea of using a bake off in a fiction book has been the recent phase in fiction, both in popular fiction and cozies. Initially I was thinking it was just going to be another one among the many, however that was definitely the wrong thinking! This book will have you reading late into the night and trying to finish it in one sitting it's just that good. The astute reader will sense early on what family connection there may be, but not sure if they have it right or not. As the book unfolds, the reader realizes they're right, then it's a question of what is going to happen. I also love how at the end the author accuse you a little bit of what happens to all the characters after the events of the story, it's so rare that you actually get that! This will definitely be a book I see being turned into a movie, so read it now, before it does!

About the Author:

Jessa Maxwell lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island, with her husband, two cats, and three-legged dog