Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 2/3/2017 + 465 more book reviews

Kneaded to Death is the debut of the A Bread Shop Mystery series featuring Ivy Culpepper, photographer set in the coastal California town of Santa Sofia. Ivy has returned home after the sudden death of her mother and together with her pet pug Agatha, is struggling to settle back into life in her hometown living with her Dad and brother Billy.

Ivy has decided to take a cooking class at Yeast of Eden the bread shop run by Olaya Solis. On the first night of class fellow baker Jackie Makers receives a phone call that takes her out to the parking lot. When an argument ensues in the alley and the class goes to investigate they discover Jackie dead in her car.

Finding herself drawn into the investigation alongside her best friend Deputy Sheriff Emmaline Davis, Ivy soon uncovers a complicated web of deceit among the townspeople. Her discoveries soon have her believing that maybe her mother's unexpected death hadn't been an accident.

A terrific first with truly likeable and well developed characters, including the lovely Penny Branford. Just the right touch of romance as Ivy begins to reconnect with her high school sweetheart Miguel Baptista. As Ivy settles back into life in Santa Sofia and hints at a new career, plenty of possible adventures on the horizon will have you "kneading" more.

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