And Then There Were Crumbs And Then There Were Crumbs
Book 1 - A Cookie House Mystery

And Then There Were Crumbs

A Cookie House Mystery

    • 4.3 • 31 Ratings
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Publisher Description

She’s a talented pastry chef—with a secret recipe for solving crimes…

WELCOME TO THE COOKIE HOUSE
Kate McGuire’s life was sweet in Manhattan before she lost her restaurant job and fiancé both. But sometimes that’s just the way the cookie crumbles, and soon she finds herself starting from scratch in the island town of Coral Cay, Florida. It has everything she’s looking for: sunny beaches, friendly locals, and a Help Wanted sign in the bakery shop window. Once she convinces the shop’s crusty owner Sam Hepplewhite to hire her, Kate can’t tie on her apron fast enough. Little does she know that trouble, like warm dough, is on the rise. . .

WHERE CRIMINALS GET THEIR JUST DESSERTS
Stewart Lord is a real estate developer with a taste for a different type of dough: the green kind. He knows that he could make a killing by purchasing the Cookie House from Sam, who flat-out refuses to sell. But when Stewart turns up the heat on Sam—then turns up dead after eating a fresh batch of Sam’s cinnamon rolls—all eyes focus on the town’s beloved bakery. When the police arrest Sam for murder, Kate must somehow prove that her curmudgeonly boss is innocent. Enlisting the help of a team of lovable locals, Kate sets out to catch the real culprit with his hand in the cookie jar…before someone else gets burned.

"This delightful cozy has memorable characters...and a satisfying plot twist." - Booklist

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2019
July 30
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
St. Martin's Publishing Group
SELLER
Macmillan
SIZE
3.7
MB

Customer Reviews

Kris Anderson, The Avid Reader ,

Entertaining new cozy mystery

And Then There Were Crumbs by Eve Calder is the first novel in A Cookie House Mystery series. I like the authors casual writing style which made the book easy to read. Kate McGuire has a bad day when the restaurant where she works goes out of business, her apartment building is sold and going condo, and she broke off her engagement to a cheating louse. Kate relocates to Coral Cay and gets a non-baking position at The Cookie House. When her new boss is accused of murder, Kate works to prove his innocence. I like that Kate is a strong, independent character. Her new best friend, Maxi Mas-Buchanan is a delight along with her large family. She is a florist who works magic with blooms. There is a cast of secondary characters that enliven the story and help in solving the case. Oliver is a large, friendly puppy that belongs to the town. The mystery was clever. It was a unique whodunit which I just loved. It can be solved before the reveal thanks to the clues sprinkled throughout the story. I like how Maxi and Kate work together and get help from the other townspeople. I hope the author keeps providing unique mysteries in future installments of A Cookie House Mystery series. I did feel, though, that the book was too long (352 pages). Fifty pages could have easily been edited which would have enhanced the book (tightened it up) and improved the sluggish pace in the middle of And Then There Were Crumbs. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this delightful new cozy mystery. There were humorous situations, tasty cookies, tempting sourdough bread (yum) and jovial moments. I was tickled pink that there was not a hint of a romance for Kate. One of my favorite lines from the book is “I can’t believe I have my very own kitchen elf. Look out Harry Potter.” And Then There Were Crumbs is a tempting cozy mystery with appetizing pastries, a cozy southern Florida town, Francine the sourdough starter, a clever canine, and two curious meddlers.

MeTooFab ,

Bad ending

Great until the end. No twist or action. Very disappointing and clean. Loved it until the end.

Eggleta ,

Inaccurate information on food even though it is an integral part

While the overall story is very interesting, it really bugs me that the author and editors did very little research on the food that was being talked about in the book. For example, there’s a part where monkey bread is being made and from start to oven time it only took twenty minutes before it went into the oven. Monkey bread requires at least a couple hours to make due to rising time along with forming. The book was published in 2019 which means the author could have easily looked up how to make monkey bread. Not only that, but monkey bread is also a very popular dish. There are a large number of recipes for monkey bread available that the author could have compared to get the most accurate representation. Unfortunately, this is not the only occurrence of inaccurate information. I point this out because food is an integral part of the story. Blunders like this to repeatedly occurring makes me believe that the author and editors cared little about what they were producing. The information is widely available and it would have only taken a few minutes to confirm what was being written was accurate.

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