Bread, Dead, and Wed: A Small-Town Cozy Mystery with Recipes

Book excerpt: What happens when small-town murder meets a big-hearted café owner? Well, you know what they say about too many cooks... Sharp-tongued food critic and TV baking show judge, Roman Haley, has it all: fame, fortune, wealth, a bevy of adoring fans... and a list of enemies as long as a ten-foot pole. When he offers a raffle prize of a cookery course at his school in the small town of St. Eves, no one expects it to result in murder. Roman Haley's murder, to be precise. As Charlotte Costello awaits the birth of her second child, she watches the murder investigation unfold from the sidelines, with loyal friend and politically-incorrect senior citizen, Ava Whittington, by her side, and sharpens her amateur sleuthing instincts once more as the hunt for a killer begins. And, as she becomes a mother again, she makes a decision that will change her life forever. This is a clean, small-town, culinary cozy mystery with characters who'll stay with you long after you've finished reading, and a selection of recipes for you to try. It contains no graphic violence, language, sex, or cliffhangers. Fans of Agatha Frost and HY Hanna may like this book, written by mystery author Sherri Bryan using British English spelling and terminology.