Raine and her grandmother, Rose, run the tea room with Daisy's help, of course. With a little luck you wouldn't witness a patron going into anaphylactic shock from consuming sesame oil.Īll this and more really happened in Sinking Springs, and A TINY BITE OF MURDER is that story. If this isn't enough to entice you to visit Sinking Springs, Kentucky, perhaps you would like to meet Mark Twain and go on a ghost tour with him? You could dine in a 5 Star restaurant called the Gilded Nickel. Her name is Daisy, and her ancestry can be traced to a monkey who once lived in the same building many years ago when it was a hardware store. Probably the only place in the United States where you can be seated by a darling monkey in a dress. I'll give the second book a read sometime for sure.Ī tourist town in Kentucky is home of the Monkey's Eyebrow Tea Room. I did like Detective Lambert and for a change, it was Grandma who was sweet on the detective, since he was an older guy around her age. The triangle with Raine and two men she likes seemed a tad awkward, but they ended up working fairly well together since one of the guys was a licensed PI. Twain, who dressed and acted like the real Mark Twain 24/7. I think along with Daisy, the character I enjoyed the most was Mr. While there weren't tons of suspects and once I got far enough into the book, I knew who did it, but it was interesting to see how it played out. Daisy was awesome and she even found a key piece of evidence. I mean, hey it's fiction, why not have an adorable different type of pet that was more like a little person. I had my doubts about this when I read the description when it first came out, but when I read it, I went nuts over that sweet little chimp Daisy that hostesses in the tea room. Logan, the handsome police detective, is on the case.I've had this borrowed through Kindle Unlimited for quite awhile now, but have been challenging myself to move some titles along so I can add more. Unfortunately, one of them is suspected of murder. Their counterparts, Red and Henry, may not keep up with them, but they're not over the hill just yet. Stella and Vivian are seniors, but you know the old saying, 60 is the new 40, and these gals are spry as Spring chickens. Scooter has a way with cakes, but is he any good at solving crimes? Masie can make a mean crumpet, but her sleuth solving skills are still questionable. Masie and Scooter work with Coco at the bakery.

So when he ends up dead inside her new digs, Coco finds herself smack dab in the middle of a murder investigation. He's a grump and rattles Coco to the core.

The guy moving her bakery items, not so much. Stake and Bake Coco is moving her bakery into a new shop and her friends are thrilled.

Murder at Stake by Constance Barker