Beachfront Bakery: A Killer Cupcake (A Beachfront Bakery Cozy Mystery—Book 1)
By Fiona Grace
- Release Date: 2020-11-24
- Genre: Cozy Mysteries
Description
"Very entertaining. I highly recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader that appreciates a very well written mystery, with some twists and an intelligent plot. You will not be disappointed. Excellent way to spend a cold weekend!"
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Murder in the Manor)
BEACHFRONT BAKERY: A KILLER CUPCAKE is the debut novel in a charming and hilarious new cozy mystery series by #1 bestselling author Fiona Grace, whose bestselling Murder in the Manor (A Lacey Doyle Cozy Mystery) has nearly 200 five star reviews.
Allison Sweet, 34, a sous chef in Los Angeles, has had it up to here with demeaning customers, her demanding boss, and her failed love life. After a shocking incident, she realizes the time has come to start life fresh and follow her lifelong dream of moving to a small town and opening a bakery of her own.
When Allison spots a charming, vacant storefront on the boardwalk near Venice, she wonders if she could really start life anew. Feeling like it’s a sign, and a time to take a chance in life, she goes for it.
Yet Allison did not anticipate the wild ride ahead of her: the boardwalk, filled with fun and outrageous characters, is pulsing with life, from the Italian pizzeria owners on either side of her who vie for her affection, to the fortune tellers and scheming rival bakery owner nearby. Allison yearns to just focus on her delicious new pastry recipes and keep her struggling bakery afloat—but when a murder occurs right near her shop, everything changes.
Implicated, her entire future at stake, Allison has no choice but to investigate to clear her name. As an orphaned dog wanders into her life, a devoted new sidekick with a knack for solving mysteries, she starts her search.
Will they find the killer? And can her struggling bakery survive?
A hilarious cozy mystery series, packed with twists, turns, romance, travel, food and unexpected adventure, the BEACHFRONT BAKERY series will keep you laughing and turning pages late into the night as you fall in love with an endearing new character who will capture your heart.
Books #2 (A MURDEROUS MACAROON), #3 (A PERILOUS CAKE POP), #4 (A DEADLY DANISH), #5 (A TREACHEROUS TART), and book #6 (A CALAMITOUS COOKIE) are also available!
Reviews
Easy Read but too far fetched
3By Pool1222The usual cozy mystery books involve the main character, having specialized knowledge that help the police solve the case. In this story, Ali, new to the small town, doesn’t know the people, or the area’s history, yet, is smarter than the police and able to solve the murder. I read a sample of book number two in the series and once again, Allie is the suspected murderer. I’m just wondering how many times one person can be accused of murder in a small town?Entertaining and sweet!
5By SandCan66I loved this book- it kept me turning pages everywhere I took it. Great read! Great start!Beachfront bakery
3By dumcoftAn ok read. Tu dcFun
5By cadafeeA fun who done it book. Cute character’s and a quick easy read. I enjoyed it!Beachfront Bakery
5By Krisb10A delightful who-dun-it read that keeps the reader guessing!Beachfront Bakery
3By i luv readingSimple gentle read. Several interesting plot twistsReally loved this book
5By David RussiaPlease put the rest of your books on kindle unlimited. I would love to read the rest of the series but i’m on a limited budget. Thank you!Absolute fun read
4By Ten feetAli was fun to get to know. Some of the characters are a cliche, but they add to the storyline.Loved it!
5By Beachlover22I truly enjoyed this book! A great cozy mystery. I couldn’t put it down. Fast reading.Beachfront Bakery
5By kay'skidA most enjoyable story with a satisfying ending. It’s a light read and I recommend it to anyone wanting to spend a while relaxing.Good
3By LWolfAIAFast paced, kept my interestReally interesting cozy murder mystery
5By CGMurpI really enjoyed this murder mystery. It had everything intrigue, suspense,frequent twists and turns, some romance, and even the mob. I highly recommend this book.Yummy and mysterious
5By whitecat53Love food and murder. Clever and great characters.Beachfront Bakery
5By Raine2440This book kept me interested from start to finish. Can’t wait to read the next one.Excellent Book
5By CForbes#1This was an excellent read!!!! I enjoyed every page of it!!! Can’t wait to read the next one.Predictable
1By Tigeriz3If you’ve read 2 of her books, you know how this will play out. Unfortunately, it’s a rather boring dialogue. How many dead bodies can 1 person discover and be the prime suspect every time?! Then she has to also solve each of the murders proving that her first 3 possibilities fail to be the real murder and the last is always it! The family and ‘possible love interests’ leave options to expand the story past the main story line to ad interest but the author falls flat on this.Woah
5By dhgsyandCool book, def different from anything I’ve ever read, although it takes a while for the plot to thicken.Good read
4By munkinatorBecame invested in the main character and found myself staying awake reading to solve the murder before the end of the book could reveal it to me.So sweet!
5By StephieEssTip: grab some pastries and put on a pot of coffee before you delve into Ali Sweet’s Mystery. There’s a lot of familiarity in Fiona Grace’s writing formula. While I can apply this review to all that I’ve read by the author, I can also say they are all well-written mysteries with surprises along the way. I’d liken it to watching a favorite movie, but with brand new twists and turns that weren’t there in the last viewing. I have my “comfort foods” and Fiona Grace is one of my “comfort writers”. While the author’s outline seems consistent within her writing, the characters, scenery, locations and industries vary greatly. The locals and professions are well researched and illustrated beautifully. Our protagonist loses or quits her job to immediately be blindsided by a breakup. Determined to follow her dreams, she relocates and opens a business or embarks on a new career. She still has to deal with her judgmental, meddling mother and successful, yet skeptical sister, as they tell her to beg for her old job/boyfriend back. They show no support or confidence. She finds solace in her new friends. Our lead is also missing her father, sometimes estranged; others he’s passed away. The new job isn’t is easy as she imagined with quite a few snags. She immediately meets a rival, as well as a possible romantic partner and an unlikely ally. But then—there’s a murder and it’s always the new gal in town, the outsider, as prime suspect. Not trusting law enforcement, our heroine decides to investigate herself. After all, not only is her freedom on the line, so is her new job, home and possible budding romance with the local hunk.
