She finds her grandfather is doing better than she feared. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for a local Englisch developer, whom Bailey finds dead in the candy shop kitchen—with Jebediah King’s chocolate knife buried in his chest. Now the police are sweet on her grandfather as the prime suspect. Despite the sincere efforts of a yummy deputy with chocolate-brown eyes, Bailey takes it on herself to clear Jebediah. But as a cunning killer tries to fudge the truth, Bailey may be headed straight into a whole batch of trouble . . .[summary via Goodreads]
THEME: Culinary. Bailey is a chocolatier and her grandparents own "Swissmen Sweets".
CRIME: Bailey discovers the body of businessman, Tyson Colton, who has been trying to buy her grandparent's shop.
DENOUEMENT: I didn't solve the mystery before Bailey! I love when this happens, because I usually have a little idea or a wild guess, that turns out to be right. I was completely clueless! The author definitely kept me guessing!! The mystery is top-notch!
FURRY SIDEKICK: Nutmeg, the cat, and Jethro, the pig, provide a lot of delight furry sidekick action! I'm still trying to decide who is cuter!
ROMANCE: Oh there is so much potential with Deputy, Aiden Brody. Bailey starts the book with a boyfriend in NYC, but well.... things are different by the end of the book! I'm looking forward to see if things progress with Aiden!
MY VERDICT: I loved it! The ending was very bittersweet. [I don't want to spoil it for potential readers!] I absolutely can't wait to read the next book. Not just for the mystery, but also for the chocolate and candy!
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