Nothing says lovin' like something from the oven and, for
Phyllis Newsom, sharing that loving with family and friends
is something special that gives her a lot of pleasure. As
Thanksgiving approaches, Phyllis is fine-tuning her Pumpkin
Cheesecake Muffin for the Harvest Festival baking contest
while she is spending time with her grandson, Bobby. She has
a good chance of winning this year, since her friend and
fierce competitor Carolyn would be judging the contest.
But as preparations for the festivities ramp up, Phyllis
and Carolyn discover one of the decorative scarecrows to be
hiding the body of organizer/real estate agent Logan
Powell, and all fingers point towards Logan's wife, Dana,
as the killer.
Naturally curious, and recruited by Carolyn to help clear
her friend Dana's name, Phyllis begins to do a little
sleuthing. With the help of her beau, Sam Fletcher, Phyllis
soon begins to turn up clues that just might turn up the
heat on the real killer before the investigation is done.
In THE PUMPKIN MUFFIN MURDER, the fifth book in her Fresh
Baked Mystery series, author Livia Washburn takes her
readers back to the quaint town of Weatherford, Texas where
life is certainly lively, and there's always a murder or
two around the corner. Washburn's enjoyable cast of
characters (including Phyllis, her housemates Sam, Eve and
Carolyn, and her family) are just the warm, friendly type
of people that you'd want for next door neighbors, and her
depiction of Weatherford is exact and true. (I used to live
near Weatherford, and have been delighted to recognize town
landmarks that Washburn uses throughout her stories.) Add
in the delicious recipes that are included in the back of
the book, and you have a true winner in this charming book.
If you are looking for a cozy mystery that truly lives up
to its "cozy" name, you can't go wrong with THE PUMPKIN
MUFFIN MURDER.
The fifth in a delectable series fans can't wait to sink their teeth into. Includes fifteen recipes! Phyllis loves to spend quality time with her grandson. She'll be taking him to a festival with hopes of winning the baking contest-now that her friendly competitor, Carolyn, is judging and not competing. But when a decorative scarecrow is actually a dead body in disguise, it's Phyllis's sleuthing skills that are needed. The dead body is that of the festival's organizer- and his wife, Carolyn's friend, falls under suspicion. Carolyn turns to Phyllis for help, because who's better at dishing out some justice than a baker extraordinaire who can handle the heat...
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