Plum Deadly by Ellie Grant
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Published by: Gallery Books
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Unjustly accused of cooking the books, Maggie Grady is forced to retreat from her high-flying New York financial career to the town where she grew up. Her aunt Clara greets her with open arms and a job at the family-owned business that has baked the best pies in the South for over forty years. Unfortunately, while Maggie is determined to return to banking, her reputation there seems permanently in the pits. That is, until her old boss, Lou, visits with news that he’s found the real crook. Before he can reveal the details, though, Maggie finds his body right behind the pie shop.
With only her own word that Lou planned to exonerate her, Maggie is in the spotlight. The police seem to suspect that Aunt Clara’s damson pie may not be just dangerously delectable, but downright deadly. Maggie doesn’t just have her own name to clear; she has to make sure that her aunt’s beloved business isn’t harmed, either. Yummy local reporter Ryan Summerour appears eager to help, and Maggie can’t help hoping that it’s not just the police who find her a person of interest—but Ryan, as well. She’d thought it challenging to make the perfect pie crust that Aunt Clara demands, but that turns out to be nothing compared with finding a murderer. . . .
My Review
Plum Deadly by Ellie Grant hits the spot…the spot that I like to fill with a lovely, intriguing cozy mystery. 🙂 Maggie and her Aunt Clara are great characters. I loved reading about Maggie’s problems and the changes she makes in her life because of them. The pies sound delectable, and I really wanted ‘Pie in the Sky’ to be a real place. If you’re a cozy mystery lover like I am, then you won’t be disappointed.
About the Author
Ellie Grant writes award-winning, bestselling mystery fiction as themselves, J.J. Cook and Joyce and Jim Lavene. They have written and published more than 60 novels for Harlequin, Berkley, Amazon and Gallery Books along with hundreds of non-fiction articles for national and regional publications. They live in rural North Carolina with their family.
Author Links:
www.romanceofmystery.blogspot.com
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16130461-plum-deadly
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ellie-Grant/409736699080379?ref=hl
https://twitter.com/AuthorJLavene
I’m looking forward to reading the book.