Scene of the Brine
Mary Ellen Hughes

Pickled and Preserved Mystery #3
Berkley
February 2016
On Sale: February 2, 2016
Featuring: Piper Lamb
304 pages
ISBN: 0425262472
EAN: 9780425262474
Kindle: B00W2ZKQ9Q
Paperback / e-Book
Add to Wish List

Mystery Cozy

Piper Lamb has to take a break from jarring her delicious pickles and preserves to blow the lid off a poisoner....

Business is booming at Piper’s Picklings in Cloverdale, New York. But not all is sweet in the life of Piper’s number one customer and friend, local caterer Sugar Heywood. Sugar is dating wealthy realtor Jeremy Porter, but his family doesn’t approve. After their unscrupulous accountant finds some dirt on Sugar, the family quickly urges Jeremy to throw her out like rotten fruit.

Things are further spoiled after the accountant is found poisoned, and all evidence points to Sugar’s son, Zach. With the Porter family determined to avoid scandal, it won’t be easy for Piper to preserve Zach’s innocence. And after someone falls victim to a poisoned jar of some of her brandied cherries, Piper’s got a peck of trouble to deal with herself…