Everything in Jules’s life is coming up roses. Things are so great at Torte that she expands with a second location when the opportunity presents itself. With a second location, they can serve the ice creams that her staff’s been excited to create.
In this new location, they can bring in more foot traffic to the area and revitalize the current community of small businesses. It’s a win-win. Or so Juliet thinks.
Then the shop is vandalized, followed quickly by a nearby murder. What turned out to be amazing might have been the worse decision Juliet’s ever made. Can she uncover the mysterious happenings and solve the murder before her new place opens?
CHILLED TO THE CONE is another fantastic book in Ellie Alexander's Bakeshop Mystery series! This is the 12th book in the series with no ending in sight, thankfully. Long-time readers of the series will be happy to catch up at Torte with their favorite characters, test out the recipes in the back of the book, and be excited for where the story’s leading Juliet.
Pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw finds herself on thin ice as she attempts to solve her latest case of small-town murder in Ellie Alexander's Chilled to the Cone: A Bakeshop Mystery.The deep freeze has thawed in Ashland, Oregon and Torte is gearing up for a busy spring. When a surprise opportunity to launch a pop-up ice cream shop comes her way, Jules jumps at the chance to showcase Torte’s signature iced drinks and cold custards. But selling the desserts of her dreams comes at a price. . .and, before she knows it, Jules’s life swirls into a nightmare. One of the town’s most colorful characters, a street performer known for wearing capes and a cone-shaped hat, turns up dead just as Torte 2.0 is set to open its doors. Can Jules get the scoop on what happened to “The Wizard” of Ashland before her new business venture reaches a chilling conclusion?
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