The Key Lime Crime by Lucy Burdette
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series keeps getting better and better. It's the week before New Year's and Key West is packed full of tourists. Nathan's mother decides to come visit, and soon Hayley notices that she's not what she seems. Nathan is busy with many officers on holiday leave, and dumps his mother on Hayley and her family. Hayley keeps her entertained with her writing a story on a Key Lime Pie contest, but one of the contestants ends up dead. Nathan's mother, Helen, appears to be as interested in finding the culprit as Hayles is.

I had the murdered pegges from the start, bu only because their introduction seemed a litlle odd. I had no idea of the motive. I did kind of get tired of key lime desserts after a while.


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Town in a Sweet Pickle by B.B. Haywood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Sweet Pickle Deli in town closed over 5 years ago, and everyone misses the pickles, but not the grumpy owner. When a jar of said pickles appears at a local cook-off, locals are excited to taste them again, but soon a goat and a man are dead, and Candy's co-worker Wanda is in the hospital, all poisoned by the jar of pickles. Has Maurice Soufflé, the owner who disappeared years ago, be back in town seeking revenge?

Candy figures out who the poisoner has to be rather quickly, and the last third of the book just deals with how trick the murdered into confessing. I kind of miss the surprise reveal at the end, but it was an enjoyable mystery anyway.

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Caught Bread Handed by Ellie Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The very much unliked manager of a fast food restaurant (in a Shakespeare-themed town) is murdered, just as Jules is finishing her bread delivery. The long list of suspects is making the police work hard. Meanwhile, Jules is having to deal with nearly-ex husband Carlos visiting, but leaving soon, as well as growing feelings for Thomas, her old boyfriend.
I really like this series. I even have a mad crush on Carlos. I drooled thru the whole book. Not enough recipes included.

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