The Jig Is Up Author:Rachael O. Phillips Reunited college roommates Molly Ferris, Laura Donovan, and Carol MacCallan are dying to start up a Scottish bakehouse in Loch Mallaig, Michigan—even if the only available real estate in the quaint Upper Peninsula town is an old funeral parlor. Professional event planner Molly uses her killer PR instincts to turn the Victorian house’s histor... more »y and accompanying hearse into a macabre marketing scheme, giving rise to Bread on Arrival.
Along with Molly’s childhood crush, Fergus MacGregor, and surly handyman Hamish Bruce, the Bakehouse Three quickly find themselves buried in preparations for their grand opening . . . until they’re stopped dead in their tracks by a mysterious letter that insinuates the heart attack suffered by Loch Mallaig’s late mayor, Douglas Kinnaird, was anything but natural.
In addition to repainting walls and whipping up shortbread, the women must dig through confusing clues about the could-be murder. At first it seems as though no one wished the beloved mayor ill, but after some research, Molly develops grave concerns about more than one Loch Mallaig resident. What other secrets will she and her friends unearth in the little Gaelic village founded by Mayor Kinnaird’s Scottish ancestors?
Soon Molly, Laura, and Carol find themselves struggling not only to keep their dream of opening the bakehouse alive but also to expose the truth about the late mayor, however ugly, before someone else suffers fatal consequences. Will they find a dead giveaway to the supposed killer’s identity? Or will the women’s sleuthing be the final nail in their collective coffin?« less