Suzanne Hart is back frying up donuts in April Springs,
North Carolina. This time around Suzanne's mother, Dorothy,
has had it with the corrupt Mayor and has decided to take a
stand by running against him in the upcoming mayoral
election. She has lots of support from the town, except for
maybe Evelyn, the ex-wife of the Chief of Police and
Dorothy's new boyfriend. Evelyn thought her
husband would come back to her and now wants to (unfairly)
blame Dorothy for ruining her marriage. Evelyn throws her
hat in the Mayoral ring so she can reveal Dorothy's true
nature.
The campaign is just getting going when the Mayor is
murdered in an empty building owned by Dorothy. Suzanne must
prove her mom's innocence and everyone is a suspect.
Suzanne's biggest challenge is staying away from boyfriend
Jake who is in town to investigate the murder and must
remain impartial, hard to do when you have such close ties
to the prime suspect.
DROP DEAD CHOCOLATE, book seven in the Donut Mysteries
series, brings back a favorite amateur sleuth and her band
of assistants. I always enjoy getting updates on familiar
characters, best friend Grace has a boyfriend who may or may
not be a good thing, George is recovering from injuries
sustained in an earlier book, and Jake and Suzanne have
settled in to their relationship. Ms. Beck efficiently
develops lots of suspects and kept me guessing until the
end. I haven't tried the donut recipes but they are
definitely tempting.
The whole town of April Springs is stirring over the
upcoming mayoral election. Suzanne Hart's mother, for one,
is dead-set on replacing the current mayor…and what better
way for Momma to drum up support than by luring in voters
with Suzanne's drop-dead-delicious donuts? Just add
chocolate, and they're sure to kill the competition…With
Momma's half-baked campaign heating up faster than a donut
shop deep fryer, Suzanne wonders if they've bitten off more
than they can chew. But when Momma's opponent is brutally
murdered, the odds of winning are suddenly, and
suspiciously, in their favor. Sure, they'd been planning to
beat the mayor—but with speeches and donuts, not a blunt
instrument. If Suzanne hopes to reveal the killer's recipe
for revenge, she'll have to uncover a plot that's darker
than any chocolate…
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