Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake

By Sarah Graves

Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake - Sarah Graves
  • Release Date: 2019-01-29
  • Genre: Women Sleuths
Score: 4
4
From 72 Ratings

Description

When murder interrupts a Maine island wedding, two local confectioners go sifting through suspects in this mystery by the author of Dead Cat Bounce.
 
With their waterfront bakeshop, The Chocolate Moose, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and her best friend Ellie offer sweets to the salty locals of Eastport, Maine. Now they’ve been asked to bake a wedding whoopie pie for Eastport’s favorite lovebirds, Sharon Sweetwater and Andy Devine. The custom-ordered confection is about to reel in some much-needed dough for Jake and Ellie. But the celebratory air, and sweet smell of success, are ruined by foul murder.
 
When Sharon’s bitter ex-boyfriend Toby is poisoned with an arsenic-laced milkshake, Andy is arrested and the wedding is cancelled, whoopie pie and all. Then Sharon makes a shocking confession—one that sounds like a fishy attempt to get Andy off the hook. Now both the bride and groom are behind bars. And with the fate of The Chocolate Moose at stake, it’s up to Jake and Ellie to clear their names and make sure justice is served.
 
Includes an irresistible recipe!

Reviews

  • Poorly written

    1
    By KL's mama
    The author fails in the culinary mystery category. Her prose is a mixture of cheekiness, sass, and seriousness. It’s hard to get a feel for the main character because she is so murkily defined. The ends are tied up just too squeaky clean and saccharine. There is no quality approaching other culinary writers.