Frosted Misfortunes Book 1
Author: Lisa Siefert
Genre: Mystery
Paperback; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9781965640463
Tule Publishing
280 Pages
$11.99; $4.99 Amazon
January 13, 2025
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Her new employer has met her maker, and she's the only suspect. Can she sift out the truth and serve the villain their just desserts?
Ava Decker longs to fulfill her lifelong dream of owning her own bakery. Ready for a fresh start, the former forensic accountant turned pastry chef is excited to turn life's lemons into sugary success. But her hopes crumble when her mean boss turns up dead in the back of the delivery truck Ava was driving.
Arrested as the prime suspect, things get worse when the police discover the victim left Ava the shop and her house in her will. And with only an adorable kitten who thinks he's a dog and an exasperated best friend as the voice of reason, the newly bequeathed owner must turn super-sleuth to clear her name.
Can Ava solve the crime before she's baking behind bars?
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Ava Decker returns home to her small town of Clover Creek, Maine, after being away for ten years. The reason she returned is because she was left at the altar by her fiancé Ben. But one bright light is she's able to do what she's always wanted to: give up her job of forensic accounting and become a pastry chef, specializing in filled cupcakes.
Although her boss Francine is horrible, Ava loves what she does. But one morning she's running late for a baking competition, and if she doesn't make it, Francine might fire her. When she's stopped for speeding by Officer Wesley Lockwood, she offers him a cupcake from the back of the truck. Unfortunately for her, the truck also holds the dead body of Francine...
Now Ava is the prime suspect in the murder, not only because she doesn't have an airtight alibi, but because at the reading of the will she inherits Francine's mansion, its contents, and the bakery. Unless Ava can find the guilty party, she won't be making cupcakes...she'll be doing time...
This is the first book in the series and the reason I read it is I just finished the sixth, and I was so enamored by it that I felt I had to go back and read the series from start. I am glad to say that I am not disappointed. In fact, I am just as enamored by this book as I was from the other.
In this book, we get to know a little more about Ava's background, although we don't know the entire story of why she was dumped. (To put it succinctly). We do know she's rather tall (5'11") and is very pretty, and that she has a loyal friend in Ruby, her BFF from high school. True friendship never fails...even when that friend is telling you not to investigate (but you do anyway).
We also get to meet the delightful Lucky, an Abyssinian kitten that belonged to Francine and is now Ava's. Abyssinians are known for separation anxiety, so Ava is determined to make him an emotional support kitten, therefore taking him everywhere (which only adds to the fun).
There are suspects aplenty, and even if Ava is trying to bribe them with cupcakes to get information, something else occurs that causes her to move even higher on the suspect list (if that's even possible). There isn't much time left if she's going to save herself, but with new friends and old, Ava is pushing through...and might just be left alive after all....
In the end, the murderer was unexpected (in a way), but you can't reason with a killer (nor would you want to). An engaging story with plenty of action, and I will definitely continue with this series. Highly recommended
More on Lisa Siefert's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/lisa-siefert/
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