A confectioner makes a not-so-sweet discovery while walking her dog in this delightful mystery with fudge recipes included. Life is sweet for Allie McMurphy, proud owner of Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop on Michigan’s Mackinac Island—until murder and deception leave a bitter taste. . . With summer in bloom and tourists afoot, Allie is out walking her pup, Mal, when the curious canine digs … when the curious canine digs up a bone from under a flowering lilac bush. The bone leads to a toe that’s missing a body. For the successful confectioner it’s only the first in a series of sour events in the middle of the island’s Lilac Fest. When her stint on a cooking reality show swirls up a trail of foul play, Allie will have to outwit a cunning killer if she wants to continue living la dolce vita. . .
“Indulge your sweet tooth in this entertaining series.”—Miranda James, New York Times-bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries
more
Good escape read.
Allie’s puppy Mal is especially talented in helping solve mysteries. During a walk, Mal digs up a foot. As Mal keeps digging up more and more bones, Allie and the town’s detectives are on the case. In between trying to figure out whose bones they are, Allie is also roped into competing in a cooking competition.
This book was a fun addition to …
I enjoy books set on Mac Island
Special Agent Marshmallow is on the case. While following her nose, the canine turns up a bone under a lilac bush in front of the local newspaper office. One bone leads to another and eventually remains are found all over the island.
In the midst of a murder investigation Allie McMurphy, the main character, is asked by her favorite instructor …
Super fun story. I love all the characters.
To Fudge or Not to Fudge is the second in Nancy Coco’s Mackinac Island-based murder mystery series. My thoughts on this book are very, very similar to my thoughts on the first book, All Fudged Up. Which means, if nothing else, that Coco is consistent.
Allie McMurphy, the new and young owner of the McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop has found another …
I liked parts of this book but there were times when I found it long winded and boring.