Cinnamon toasted A spice shop mystery

Gail Oust, 1943-

Large print - 2016

Beneath her twinsets and pearls, Piper Prescott's former mother-in-law is a geek whose programming skills bring "Trusty" Rusty Tulley and Chip Balboa to Brandywine Creek to make her an offer. But she goes from toast of the town to public enemy number one when Chip's body is found at the foot of her basement stairs.

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Genres
Detective and mystery fiction
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Gail Oust, 1943- (author)
Edition
Large print edition
Physical Description
449 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781410486806
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Review by Booklist Review

Piper Prescott's former mother-in-law, Melly, is offered money for a software modification she designed for the computer in Piper's spice shop. Two men from the software company come to Brandywine Creek to negotiate the deal, but one of them, Chip, is discovered dead in Melly's basement the morning after meeting with her. Police determine he was shoved, and Melly is their prime suspect. Frustrated by the gossip she hears about the case while helping customers select spices for the upcoming fall holidays, Piper decides to investigate, with the help of her friend Reba Mae. Comic chaos ensues as these two small-town ladies try their hands at stakeouts and hotel-room break-ins. Meanwhile, Piper attempts to exchange information with the intriguing police chief, Wyatt McBride, while keeping up with her veterinarian boyfriend. The main characters are rounded and appealing, though some of the secondary players tend toward stereotype. The spice-shop backstory provides a delicious spin on the culinary-mystery formula, and Oust does a nice job of keeping the killer well hidden. A flavorful blend of crime and small-town life.--Alessio, Amy Copyright 2015 Booklist

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