As co-owner of Sugar and Spice Cookbooks, Sugar Calloway has seen simple confections bring friends together and spark fiery feuds. Except this time, the recipe truly is to die for . . . After losing her job as food editor at a glossy magazine, Rosetta Sugarbaker Calloway—aka “Sugar” to friends—isn’t sweet on accepting defeat and crawling back to her gossipy southern hometown. So when she has … So when she has an opportunity to launch a community cookbook business with blue-ribbon baker Dixie Spicer in peaceful St. Ignatius, Iowa, she jumps at the chance to start over from scratch . . .
But as Sugar assembles recipes for the local centennial celebration, it’s not long before she’s up to her oven mitts in explosive threats, too-hot-to-handle scandals, and a dead body belonging to the moody matriarch of the town’s first family. With suspicions running wild, Sugar and Spice must solve the murder before someone innocent takes the heat—and the real culprit gathers enough ingredients to strike again . . .
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Heart warming cozy read. I really enjoyed the story line and the great characters.
Please continue this series. Great book.
Yummy! Great mystery!
Too much detail not germane to the plot, and unresolved issues
Ended rather abruptly.
So far, a clever plot. But the story could move a bit faster. I haven’t reached the recipes yet so I hope those are really tasty! 4 stars
First book in a new cozy murder series. Writing overall is OK but the plot does plod along in some spots; tighter editing would help. Includes recipes, which is always a plus.
It was a light, entertaining cozy mystery!!!
Game of Scones was a quick, light cozy read, but I found it a bit light on the mystery and detecting aspect. I also found myself wondering how Sugar and Dixie could actually stay in business producing money raising cookbooks for organizations. Granted they’re just getting started, but only one client organization with 2 full time salaries, one photographer and one graphics artist to pay? Sorry, sometimes these common sense things pop up and I can’t let go.
The killer does something not unusual in a small town, but pretty silly which allowed capture.
So, it was OK and I’d give the next book ago, but not a big thumbs up.
I got my copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.