Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 11/17/2022 + 458 more book reviews

How the Murder Crumbles is the debut of the Cookie Shop Mystery series set in the small town of Wingate, Connecticut and featuring Mallory Monroe, ex-advertising executive now owner of the Cookie Shop. Passed over for a promotion at the Manhattan ad agency, Mallory decides to purchase her Aunt Glenna's beloved bakery and uproots her furry feline Agatha, and moves to Connecticut. Mallory is adjusting to her new life, playing middleman between her two employees Kip and Claudia, who can't seem to get along, and trying to find time to spend with her boyfriend Gil.

Mallory suddenly finds things crumbling around her when a surprise visit to Gil's house unveils that he's been cheating on her instead of working late as he's been claiming. Then, during a much anticipated interview with the local newspaper, food blogger Beatrice Wright bursts in and claims that the Almond Meltaways that Mallory is serving is a recipe that her Aunt Glenna had stolen.

Trying to figure out what is going on, Mallory makes a visit to Queen Bea's home and discovers the woman bludgeoned by a rolling pin and surrounded by a flour outline with the initials MA written. Was Queen Bea trying to identify her killer. It's no surprise when Detective Will Hannigan points a finger at Mal and she's determined to clear her name before she looses everything.

A fun mystery with plenty of suspects and delicious sounding cookies (the recipes in the back are fairly easy even for the baking challenged). With the hint of romance, and a rival turned friend now figuring prominently in Mallory's life, I look forward to another stop at the Cookie Shop.

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