Marriage, Menace, and Murder!Is it just coincidence that a body turns up in the park the same day as Maddie’s mom arrives in Maple Falls?And who is the dark stranger wandering about on the streets of her home town?Preparations for a surprise seventieth birthday celebration for Gran are jeopardized when Maddie’s absentee parent shows up unannounced. Devoted to her grandmother, Maddie won’t allow … unannounced. Devoted to her grandmother, Maddie won’t allow her mom to ruin things like she usually does.
With three generations at logger-heads, a murderer to find, and a party to organize, life is about to get crazy.
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The Maple Lane Mysteries are light, cozy mysteries featuring a quirky cat-loving bakery owner who discovers she’s a talented amateur sleuth.
No swearing, gore or graphic scenes.
Book 1 Apple Pie and Arsenic
Book 2 Bagels and Blackmail
Book 3 Cookies and Chaos
Book 4 Doughnuts and Disaster
Book 5 Eclairs and Extortion
Cheryl is a USA Today bestselling author from beautiful Auckland, New Zealand with two alter egos: C.A. Phipps who writes cozy mysteries and Cheryl Phipps who writes contemporary romance.
She loves stories filled with feisty heroines, suave heroes, and wonderful small towns, and crafting her own heart-warming tales of strong family ties, mixed in with a little romance, humor, and delicious baking!
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Oftentimes families are complex and frequently confounding.
As tangled as the relationship between Maddie and her mother, it is not a big surprise that Ava married into an even more tangled mess of a family, although the marriage itself was a surprise. Ava had so long spoken of marriage as superfluous.
William is an heir to a family estate and then a castle. An attempted murder puts Ava under suspicion, especially when she appears in town alone and spouting fears of being prosecuted.
Inheritance is messy, greedy heirs messier still.
New perspective on family relations need to be gained for a murderer to be caught, and for Maddie and Ava to have a chance at a grown up relationship.
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Family is important. Maddie knows this, yet having her mom suddenly show up, well, totally throws her off. Then to find out that she now has a step father…that’s a lot to take in. Plus, there’s Gran’s birthday surprise party to plan. Finding a dead body doesn’t help matters.
These characters are so close with each other. It’s so heartwarming. I love how this story progressed and turned out.
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This is a fun and interesting mystery with fabulous characters. I love Maddie and I love all of the books in this series. This book is well-written with plenty of twists to keep me guessing to the end. I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
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The town of Maple Falls wants to help celebrate the 70th birthday of Gran, so Maddie and the girls work hard at putting a huge surprise together. Things don’t go as planned when someone from the past re-enters into the picture and Maddie finds herself once again helping her boyfriend (the sheriff) solve a mystery.
This is a fun quick read of a cozy mystery filled with great characters, a solid story, mystery, murder, and a bit of suspense.
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Four and 1/2 stars. Another fun quick read about Maddie, Gran and the Girlz. Maddie’s mom is back and trouble follows. Love this series. Cannot wait to read more
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Another great mystery in Maple Falls. The author once again brings strong , well developed characters and weaves an interesting and drama filled story. I loved the characters as well as the story line and would recommend this book.
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Maddie can’t help but revisit feelings of abandonment when her mother arrives in town. Ava is under suspicion of attempted murder and when a dead body turns up, Maddie and the Girlz seek the truth even though danger comes closer. C. A. Phipps has created complicated but appealing characters in Eclairs and Extortion. I recommend this exciting mystery.
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Maddie, Gran and the Girlz are back and, once again, find themselves smack dab in the middle of another investigation. Maple Falls wants to celebrate the 70th birthday of Gran so Maddie and the Girlz get hard to work on pulling off one huge surprise party. However, things take a completely different turn when someone a blast from the past comes for a visit without calling first. When this mystery person involves them all in poisonings and murder, Maddie jumps in head first to help her boyfriend, Ethan, the sheriff of Maple Falls, tackle the clues and ultimately solve the crime. I love Maddie’s relationship with both her Gran and the Girlz. Their loyalty and love is what relationships should be made of and something we should all strive for in our own lives. Even though I had figured out the mystery, I still loved the story as well as how the past can be reconciled and come full circle. I highly recommend this series!
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Eclairs and Extortion is another delicious installment in the Maple Lane Mysteries. Maddie is trying to plan Grans 70th Birthday Party when her absentee Mother shows up and on the same day a body is found. Is it connected in anyway? Maddie’s life just became chaotic until the killer is found and Gran’s party happens.
Highly recommended!!
In Eclairs and Extortion, Maddie’s absentee mother returns to town, making for some awesome family drama. Maddie, Ethan, the Girlz, Gran and Big Red are once again embroiled in murder when Maddie discovers another body. I love this small town. I love that Maddie thinks she can pull off a surprise 70th birthday party for Gran, all while dealing with her mother’s arrival, mom’s surprise wedding and more. Eclairs and Extortion is another great mystery from Ms. Phipps. Do not miss it.
Foreigners invade town as Maddie adjusts to a new family dynamic and Gran greets her prodigal daughter
3.5-4stars
More murder and mayhem in small-town Maple Falls as bakery owner Maddie deals with danger to her expanding family and a gargantuan plan for Gran’s 70th birthday. Yes, the cozy family and friends of previous books in the series are back, but Maddie also has to handle the conflicting emotions dredged up by her absentee mother’s return to town with her new, wealthy husband.
Having read every book in the series, I would say this is not my favorite, though it continues to revolve around Maddie’s insatiable appetite for crime solving and the love and support she finds in boyfriend, friends, family, and, not least of all, her Maine Coon Big Red who has his own moment of glory. Unlike earlier books, this one led me to the malfactor poisoning and killing their way through the family way before the action climax. Maybe I have just learned the author’s method for slipping the innocuous hint into the story having stayed with the series. Still, it’s clean, cozy, filled with mouth-watering descriptions of bakery magic and a enjoyable read.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.