Strawberried Alive (Cupcake Bakery Mystery) (Libro en Inglés)

$ 536.00
ISBN: 9780593333396
por Berkley
ISBN: 9780593333396
Editorial: Berkley
Autor: McKinlay, Jenn
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 288
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: The crew from the Fairy Tale Cupcakes shop risks getting burned when they set out to find a murderer who is terrorizing their townLife is smooth as buttercream at the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, and newlyweds Mel and Joe are stopping to smell the flours. But things start to crumble one night when an unknown gunman takes a shot at Mel. Though the bullets miss their mark, the cupcake crew goes on high alert to figure out who would want to kill a small-town baker, and why.When more business owners are attacked, things turn fatal, and locals begin to wonder if the killer could be one of their own. Every shop owner in town starts to fear it’s only a matter of time before they too become victims of the mystery murderer. Despite the cupcake crew's superb baking skills, it will be anything but a piece of cake to catch the killer, as they try to prevent anyone else from being berried.Review“Readers who love baking-themed cozies will relish this entry in the popular series.”—BooklistPraise for the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries“Quirky, cupcake-fueled characters add to the joy of this long-running…series.”—Kirkus“[A] fun, quirky whodunit!”—Woman's World"[McKinlay's] characters are delicious."—Sheila Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of the Orchard Mysteries"All the ingredients for a winning read."—Cleo Coyle, New York Times bestselling author of the Coffeehouse Mysteries"McKinlay bakes a sweet read!"—Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries"A tender cozy full of warm and likable characters and a refreshingly sympathetic murder victim. Readers will look forward to more of McKinlay's tasty concoctions."—Publishers Weekly(starred review)About the AuthorJenn McKinlay is the award-winning New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of several mystery and romance series. Her work has been translated into multiple languages in countries all over the world. She lives in sunny Arizona in a house that is overrun with kids, pets, and her husband's guitars.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.Chapter One“I’m not paying for these,” Emerson Henry snapped. “They’re not what I asked for, in fact, they’re hideous.”Melanie DeLaura’s eyebrows rose up to her hairline. She glanced at the bride-to-be, who stood across the counter from her with her harried mother, Julia Henry, by her side, and debated tossing them out of Fairy Tale Cupcakes. Not to be full of herself but Mel was positive she had never baked a hideous cupcake in her life.“Now, princess, I don’t think—” Julia began, but Emerson interrupted her.“Exactly. You don’t think,” Emerson said, with an impatient toss of her long, honey-blond hair. Her wide mouth twisted up into a puckered knot. “I told you to check on the color of the cupcakes, but you said, ‘Oh, they’ll be fine.’ And now look at the mess we’re in the day before my wedding. You knew I wanted the cupcakes to match the new bridesmaids’ dresses and these don’t. They are aqua and the dresses are teal. Now my wedding is ruined!” Emerson stalked out of the bakery, sobbing hysterically and texting frantically as she went.Julia scrunched up her hands into tight fists. Mel hurried around the counter to position herself between the aggravated mother of the bride and the box of cupcakes on the off chance that Julia felt the need to vent her temper by slamming her fists into the pastries.“Twenty-four hours,” Julia muttered. She closed her eyes and breathed deeply in through her nose, letting the air out on a soft exhale. Then she gave Mel a small, closed-lip smile. “In twenty-four hours, she will no longer be my problem.”“There’s a silver lining,” Mel said. “What can I do to help?”Mel thought about pointing out that if you called your adult daughter “princess” maybe you were part of the problem, but she resisted, guessing that now was not the time, and it really wasn’t her business.She turned

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