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The countdown is on as Deputy Donut Café owner Emily Westhill gets ready for married life. But before she takes the plunge, she’ll need to poke a hole in a deadly criminal’s plans . . .
Synopsis:
When the Fallingbrook Arts Festival rolls into town weeks before she’s set to tie the knot, Emily expects talent and friendly competition at the week-long summer series to go together like coffee and double fudge. But the fun crumbles fast after a lively bagpiper takes first place on day one and turns heads for the wrong reasons—all before Emily and her tabby cat find him dead in a clear case of murder. Along with a distinctive weapon at the crime scene, several strategically placed items leave disturbing clues about the killer’s identity, including a broken piece of a Deputy Donut mug . . .
While detectives aren’t sure who silenced the bagpiper’s music, they don’t trust Emily or her family to tell the truth. With her nuptials and career on the line, Emily launches an unsettling investigation to save herself from trouble and bring a dangerous figure to justice. The search not only brings too many suspects into the picture, but also leads to a strange discovery on Deputy Donut’s rooftop. A discovery that tells Emily she better get cooking, because someone may be watching her every move . . . and carefully plotting to turn a wedding into a funeral!
Review:
Book 8 in the series, and as usual you do not have had to read the previous books to drop in (pun intended) to see what is going on at the best donut shop in Fallingbrook. Emily's parents are staying with her in town for the festival, as her mother has helped to organize it and to help with wedding planning. Everything seems to be going great until a bagpiper with an obvious chip on his shoulder keep taking away the star moments from other performers. When he ends up dead, there is no shortage of suspects. But why kill him? With as many suspects as clues, it will take a full team effort to solve this one! A fun quick ready, fans of the series will delight in the extra turns in this one, and new fans with love the series- just be warned, don't read on an empty stomach!
About the Author:
Ginger Bolton is the pseudonym of an Agatha-nominated cozy mystery author. She is the author of the Deputy Donut Mystery series and is very fond of donuts, coffee, and coffee shops that encourage patrons to linger and chat. Ginger lives in a rural area surrounded by cozy villages. When she isn't reading, writing, or daydreaming while gazing out windows, she walks her dogs, plays an electric piano (she uses earphones so as not to frighten the wildlife), creates minor disasters in her kitchen, and occasionally takes part in local amateur theater productions, which, intended or not, become comedies.
From the author herself
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Usually, when people ask where I get my ideas, I say, “Everywhere.” That’s true, but the idea for a donut shop run by people with connections to a police department came from Cops & Doughnuts. You can read their wonderful story at copsdoughnuts.com.
Finally, I have a confession. I have an alias. Readers might know me as Janet Bolin, author of the Threadville Mysteries.
Visit her online at GingerBolton.com
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