The crullers featured in KILLLER CRULLERS are more
threatening than deadly. When a man buys the last dozen
over-iced crullers from donut shop owner Suzanne Hart, she
expects that they are going to be eaten. Turns out Desmond
Ray is throwing them at the front window of Gabby Williams'
resale shop because he's convinced she has stolen a diamond
brooch and $10,000 dollars his Aunt Jean had hidden in a
coat she took to Gabby's shop. He wants Gabby to admit to
the theft and return the missing items. Gabby denies any
wrong doing. Desmond threatens both Gabby and Suzanne before
storming off. When Desmond turns up dead, suspicion turns
to Gabby. It's up to Suzanne to discover the truth before
the town turns against Gabby. It doesn't help that Suzanne
is distracted by events in her dating life and those of her
mom and best friend.
KILLER CRULLERS is an entertaining addition to this cozy
mystery series. Ms. Beck provides plenty of potential
killers to keep you guessing. We get an update on Suzanne's
growing relationship with Jake and check-in with character's
we've come to enjoy.
WELCOME BACK TO DONUT HEARTS—where the coffee is hot, the
donuts are fresh, and the crullers are to die for…
As owner of April Springs’s one and only donut shop, Suzanne
Hart is privy to the deliciously personal, downright
eccentric tastes of her customers. One man is crazy for
crullers—heavy on the icing. But when he doesn’t pick up his
order, a tall dark stranger buys the whole box. Which he
tosses, one drippy cruller at a time, at her friend Gabby’s
storefront next door…
The man claims that stolen family valuables ended up in
Gabby’s thrift shop. His wild, weird behavior has Suzanne
wanting to call the cops. But when he turns up dead—outside
of Donut Hearts, no less—the cops come calling for her and
Gabby. Can Suzanne prove that their role in the
cruller-vandal killing is a cruel, albeit sugar-coated,
twist of fate?