Summer has come to Busman’s Harbor, Maine, and tourists are lining up for a taste of authentic New England seafood, courtesy of the Snowden Family Clambake Company. But there’s something sinister on the boil this season. A killer has crashed a wedding party, adding mystery to the menu at the worst possible moment. . .Julia Snowden returned to her hometown to rescue her family’s struggling … struggling clambake business–not to solve crimes. But that was before a catered wedding on picturesque Morrow Island turned into a reception for murder. When the best man’s corpse is found hanging from the grand staircase in the Snowden family mansion, Julia must put the chowder pot on the back burner and join the search for the killer. And with suspicion falling on her old crush, Chris Durand, the recipe for saving her business and salvaging her love life might be one and the same. . .
Includes Traditional Maine Clambake Recipes!
“A tasty whodunnit with a real Maine twist.” –Sarah Graves, author of A Bat in the Belfry
“If you haven’t been on a Maine clambake, Barbara Ross’s book is the next best thing…except for the murder.”–Sheila Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of Buried in a Bog
More Advance Praise For Clammed Up!
“If you like seafood and salty air, you’ll love Clammed Up. A tasty tale that will have readers clamoring for second helpings.” –Leslie Meier, author of Easter Bunny Murder
“Take lobster, clams, and an ear of corn. Add one murder. Fold in a complex heroine, an assortment of colorful suspects, and a plot with lots of twists and turns. Heat up on an island off the coast of Maine. The result? Clammed Up contains just the right amounts of all the best ingredients to provide mystery readers with a tasty treat.” –Kaitlyn Dunnett, author of Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones
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After finishing Lea Wait’s Maine cozy mystery series and looking for property to buy so I can move up north, it was time to begin my next series set in Maine… hence Clammed Up by Barbara Ross in my reading queue this week. Others had recommended the series to me in the past, and I’d seen it on various sites and blogs… finally I devoured it …
With this book, I’m officially a fan of Barbara Ross. I have since ordered the rest of the Clambake series in print and look forward to enjoying every one of them. I’ve already devoured the second in the series, Boiled Over, in two days. Now I’m a hundred pages into Musselled Out.
I just love the main character and her narrative. The stories …
Book one in the Maine Clambake Mystery series. Julia has been forced to return to her hometown in an effort to save the family island/clambake business that is on the verge of being taken form them by the bank. She set up a firm business plan that allows for so many days of them being closed but will let them make the payment at the end of the …
I have spent time in the actual town described. It was fun recognizing some places even though it is a fictional name.
Got totally hooked on these cozy mysteries. Lots fun, love the Maine sea shore
This was an easy mystery to follow. I felt for the main character with her struggles.
I’d like to go on the Clambake and I don’t even like water but it just seems lovely–minus the bad events!
A cozy mystery that gives you the flavor of a small town on the coast of Maine with believable characters.
Good read. What could be better than a clambake, day on a island and a boat ride except when there is a murder. This is a good mystery full of twists and turns as well as great characters and an interesting setting in Maine. Just when I thought I had it figured out another wrench was thrown into the works, which is always good when you have to …
Wowie Kazowie that was FANTASTIC! No idea who the killer was and when I did find out I wasn’t at all surprised. The most important part was… I got the ending I wanted!!!!! I borrowed this series but I’m pretty sure I need my very own set
Oh my gosh. I fell in love almost immediately, and continued falling harder through the whole book. The characters. The setting (New England!). The unique family business. I loved that we got to know the Snowden family on a personal level, beyond the scope of the mystery. The mystery, itself, also kep me guessing, right up to the reveal, and as …
Julia has returned to her Maine town to try to save her family’s clambake business. However, when the best man at the wedding they are involved in dies, it might shut the business down for good.
I found the first quarter a bit slow, but once the story really got going, it took off and didn’t stop until it had reached the end. Along the way, I …
Welcome to the Snowden Family Clambake Company.
It is located in Busman, Maine.
Julia Snowden has returned home to Busman to help
save the company which is in financial trouble. This
could mean that it would go out of business. Julia has
taken a leave of absence from her New York job to sort
things out.
The Snowden Family owns Morrow Island on …