Hazelnuts and Homicide
A Bonne Année Mystery
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3.0 • 4 Ratings
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
Hazelnuts and Homicide — A Holiday Cozy Mystery
When a food and fiction dinner ends in disaster, bookstore owner Bonne Annee finds herself in a recipe for murder.
In the quirky coastal town of Hazelton, Oregon, Annee's literary supper clubs combine novels, recipes, and community spirit—until one tragic evening turns her latest event into a crime scene. Determined to clear her name, she dives into a tangled web of tampered ingredients, small-town secrets, and holiday rivalries that could ruin more than her business.
With her loyal Bernedoodle Oscar and a cast of warmhearted friends, Annee must solve the mystery before Hazelton’s first Christmas market—and her reputation—are completely cooked.
Hazelnuts and Homicide is a heartwarming holiday cozy mystery filled with culinary intrigue, friendship, and small-town charm—perfect for fans of culinary cozies, amateur sleuths, and bookshop mysteries with recipes.
Murder’s on the menu at Hazelton’s coziest bookshop.
Customer Reviews
A Warm, Whodunit Treat with Holiday Charm
Hazelnuts and Homicide is exactly the kind of cozy mystery you curl up with when you want small-town charm, a touch of chaos, and a protagonist who solves crime between running a bookshop and hosting supper-club dinners. Bonne Année is instantly likable—competent, stubborn, and just nosy enough to make her a believable amateur sleuth. Also, her Bernedoodle, Oscar, fully steals scenes like he’s auditioning for his own spin-off.
The mystery has all the right ingredients: a festive dinner gone wrong, sabotaged recipes, town gossip thicker than hazelnut ganache, and a Christmas market everyone is way too invested in. The plot moves at a good clip, with just enough red herrings to keep you guessing without making you feel like you’re untangling a conspiracy board.
My only ding? A couple of side characters felt a little undercooked (pun absolutely intended), and I wanted a deeper emotional payoff in a few spots. But honestly, the atmosphere, the pacing, and the mix of food + fiction + festive murder more than make up for it.
If you want a cozy, holiday-infused mystery that goes down easy and keeps you entertained from start to finish, this is absolutely worth the read. Just don’t trust anyone who brings dessert.