When a firecracker turns into a homicide weapon, Emily Westhill pursues a killer with a brief fuse …
It is a reality universally acknowledged—cops and donuts go collectively. Exhibit A: Deputy Donut Café, owned and operated by detective’s widow Emily Westhill and her father-in-law, the retired police chief of Fallingbrook, Wisconsin. Named after Emily’s adored and lovely tabby, the donut store is a favourite amongst cops, firemen, and EMTs, in addition to vacationers and townspeople. So when Fallingbrook wants donuts for his or her Fourth of July picnic, Emily’s store will get deputized.
But a twisted killer has discovered one other use for Emily’s treats. At the picnic, a firecracker is hidden in a stack of raspberry-filled donuts and aimed on the unwitting queen of the festivities. When it explodes, she is killed. Having her jelly donuts concerned places Emily in a sticky state of affairs, and when a shady shutterbug tries to border her with incriminating images, she finds herself in fairly a jam. To protect her freedom and her store’s status, Emily wants to resolve this case—earlier than the fuse-lighting felon goes off once more …
Praise for Goodbye Cruller World
“Food scenes tantalize with description of single-origin coffee as well as classic and trendy donuts—solid recipes included.”
—Publishers Weekly
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