Leave no scone unturned…While the Pretty Jam Good kitchen is under renovation, Hadley is thrilled to be a judge in the annual Grande Bake Off. That all changes when the front-runner is murdered, and Hadley’s friend Mickie becomes the main suspect. Positive she can help clear her friend’s name, Hadley begins sifting through the clues.Snow is on the ground and fear is in the air. What should’ve … in the air. What should’ve been a friendly competition has turned deadly. As tension rises in Stoneybrook, Hadley teams up with Luke to make sure this case is solved before the competition ends in another murder.
Recipes included: Granny James’ mini jam tarts and Mickie’s almond honey challah.
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Another fun visit to Stoneybrook and since I watch a lot of baking competitions, this one fit right in with my tastes. Definitely makes you want to visit a bakery soon. Great characters and a good mystery with plenty of twists. Love the developments in Luke’s and Hadley’s relationship. I wish the author didn’t feel the need to include Hadley’s bad habit of chipping at her nail polish wherever she is. I also found a few inconsistencies from previous books. But I do enjoy the series. Quick, easy read.
Sometimes baking can be murder…
Ahhh, back in Stoneybrook with Hadley, Paul, Luke, and Suzanne. And, of course, mystery is afoot! This time in the kitchen! But what could go wrong during a cooking competition where everything is closely monitored? Well, where Hadley is murder will soon follow!
I had a lot of fun listening to A Flaky Alibi. First, all that scrumptious sounding food totally made me hungry! And second, Eryn Scott led me on a merry chase trying to figure out who the killer was! I had some close guesses early on but it wasn’t until nearly the end that I finally put 2 and 2 together. And then there were some surprises in the romance department for certain characters which was icing on the cake.
As a cat lover from way back, one of my favorite things about the Stoneybrook Mystery series is that in each one Hadley helps a different kitty cat. When I start a new title I always wonder where the cat or kitten will pop up and I enjoy ‘looking’ for them.
As for the audiobook itself, the production was good and the returning narrator was well chosen. If you are a fan of cozy mysteries A Flaky Alibi and the rest the books in Eryn Scott’s charming A Stonebrook Mystery series would be a great reading or listening choice.
(I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
Another great cozy mystery!
I love reading cozy mysteries especially when the author tells the story so well that you feel like one of the townies. That is exactly how I feel about this cozy mystery series. This story is the fourth book of the series and just as entertaining as the first three books. I am now binge reading the series.
If you enjoy new recipes to add to your collection, the following recipes are included in this book:
1) Grandma James’ Mini Jam Tarts
2) Mickie’s Almond Honey Challa
This review is for the audio book.
I enjoyed this story but word of warning not a story to listen to if you are on a diet or are hungry because they story contains lots of sweet sounding treats and also includes recipes at the end of the book. Other than that it was good, a nice little mystery with lots of suspects and alibi’s to keep you guessing. The characters are fun and the romance is sweetly blossoming. I hope there are more books to come in this series.
Hadley and Luke are both judges in the annual Grande bake off. Hadley is finding it hard not to be bias and favour her friend who is one of the contestants but that all changes when the baker that looks like he would win is killed. Did Hadley’s friend really have a reason to kill the man? Or was it the last contestant who was eliminated ? Who also accused him of cheating? Or is it the only friends the man seems to have, his own employees? Or the actual host of the bake off who missed out on a job to the dead man? With all these motives Hadley and Luke still fear for there friend especially when they find out what the killer pie was made in and decide to help out the police by finding out the real killer.
I liked the narrator and thought she did a good job with all the different voices need to make this book a sweet cozy mystery.
5 Star review A Flaky Alibi (Stoneybrook Mystery #4) by Eryn Scott
Audio Review:
This is a cozy mystery and one that I found thoroughly entertaining. I love this series from Eryn Scott and the narrator, Jennifer Jill Araya did a fabulous job bringing the cast of characters to life for me and certainly added to my listening pleasure. This was a book filled with enough secrets and clues to keep you guessing until the end.
I love the sound of Stoneybrook and would love to live or visit there; It sounds like a great place to be.
There were twists, turns and surprises in A Flaky Alibi Death as Hadley, her brother and her best friends follow the clues and I have to say that I was taken by surprise and I cannot wait for more in this series.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I’ve now read 5 of the books in this series by Erin Scott. Have read the Collection of the first 3 books, A Juicy Murder, A Flaky Alibi, have thoroughly enjoyed each, every 1 of them. Entertaining and you just get sucked into these light hearted fun stories. If you like Cozy Mysteries Ms. Scott’s books/stories are a great read.
This is the first book I’ve read in this series and it is very much a stand alone. I enjoyed it so much, I would like to go back and read the first three books. Characters were well developed and believable. The end was a complete surprise! I would definitely recommend!
With winter settling in and Hadley’s jam shop closed for renovations, Hadley is looking forward to being one of the judges for the Grand Bake-Off along with her childhood friend, Luke. Although one of their friends, Micki has been holding her own, one of the contestants seems to have an edge over the others. However, that edge is short lived when that contestant is murdered. Could one of the other bakers be so jealous to kill off the competition? The author, Eryn Carpenter, writes with colorful descriptions and good character development. I received an ARC of this book for my honest opinion and I enjoyed it.
A good story. I liked it.
Another hit from Eryn Scott! I’m loving all the characters in this series, and I’m happy that Hadley and Luke have got past their history to become good friends again. I enjoy reading about the relationships Hadley has with her family & friends. I think it would be exciting to visit this town, it sounds wonderful (aside from the murders, that is).
This murder had me guessing almost to the end, so many possible suspects. I enjoy a book that I can’t figure out early on.
I received a copy of this book so that I could volunteer my honest review. And I honestly believe you will love this book (and the series!) as much as I did.