Death Gone A-Rye is the sixth installment in the A Bread Shop Mystery series set in Santa Sofia, CA and featuring Ivy Culpepper, part time baker at Yeast of Eden. Ivy's brother Billy is marrying her best friend, Sheriff Emmaline "Em" Davis and Ivy couldn't be happier for the couple. Captain Craig York is a new hire for the department and is attending the wedding when he receives a call that sends him whispering in Em's ear. There has been murder and it's Nessa Renchrik - School Board President.
With Em away on her honeymoon, Captain York takes over the investigation and not only does he rub Ivy the wrong way, but he sets his sights on Ivy's boyfriend Miguel Baptiste as the killer. It seems that Miguel dated Nessa several years ago and the breakup was not amicable. Desperate to clear her beau's name, Ivy sets out with the help of her elderly neighbor Penelope Branford and Olaya Solis, owner of the bread shop to roll out a killer.
A fast paced plot dealing with infidelity and immigration presents a handful of possible suspects. The relationships between Ivy, Miguel, Olaya and Penelope will have you wishing you lived in Santa Sofia. Oh, and did I mention the mouthwatering bread descriptions? I actually dusted off the rarely used breadmaker and whipped up a loaf for dinner.
With Em away on her honeymoon, Captain York takes over the investigation and not only does he rub Ivy the wrong way, but he sets his sights on Ivy's boyfriend Miguel Baptiste as the killer. It seems that Miguel dated Nessa several years ago and the breakup was not amicable. Desperate to clear her beau's name, Ivy sets out with the help of her elderly neighbor Penelope Branford and Olaya Solis, owner of the bread shop to roll out a killer.
A fast paced plot dealing with infidelity and immigration presents a handful of possible suspects. The relationships between Ivy, Miguel, Olaya and Penelope will have you wishing you lived in Santa Sofia. Oh, and did I mention the mouthwatering bread descriptions? I actually dusted off the rarely used breadmaker and whipped up a loaf for dinner.
