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Peppermint Twisted

Peppermint Twisted, December 2007
Candy Shop Mystery #2
by Sammi Carter

Berkley Prime Crime
256 pages
ISBN: 0425212270
EAN: 9780425212271
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"Murder never tasted any sweeter."

Fresh Fiction Review

Peppermint Twisted
Sammi Carter

Reviewed by Melissa Kammer
Posted February 14, 2008

Mystery

Abby Shaw runs Divinity, the local candy shop, in Paradise, Colorado. She is in the middle of making a batch of candy when she receives a phone call about the arts festival. It seems that the mayor has replaced the head of the committee with Felicity Asbury, a very opinionated and overbearing woman. Felicity has already made a list of do's and don'ts for the festival, and the artists are in an uproar. Since Abby is the second in command of the committee, she is being asked to mediate with Felicity. Abby tries talking to Felicity, but she leaves the Asbury home filled with frustration and possibly without a booth in the arts festival. The next morning she finds Felicity's car outside her shop along with her dead body inside. Who could want Felicity dead? Better yet, who wouldn't want Felicity dead? Rumors abound quickly in a small town, and Abby finds out that many people believe that she had something to do with the murder. After all, the body was found outside her shop. Plus there is the speculation that she threatened Felicity over the arts festival, and that she called Felicity and asked to meet her outside Divinity the night Felicity was murdered. Abby knows that they are only rumors, but the police are bound to suspect her especially since she can be linked to the murder weapon. She is determined to prove her innocence as well as maintain her business. Is that too much to ask for? Will she find the culprit in time? Or will it be too late for her? Sammi Carter has treated us to another delectable mystery. Abby Shaw is a fabulous character, and it is easy for the reader to warm up to her. This mystery has lots of twists and turns to keep the reader interested. It is a fun and bumpy ride. The story even comes with some candy recipes to satisfy that sweet tooth. PEPPERMINT TWISTED is the scrumptious third offering in the candy shop mystery series.

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SUMMARY

No one's happy when wealthy Felicity Asbury names herself director of the local arts festival. But when she's found dead, all evidence points to candy shop owner Abby Shaw, who must put aside her sweets to discover the twisted killer.


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