I didn't have high expectations for this book. I picked it up mainly because I just wanted something fun to read that wasn't for school. It was fairly predictable and Suzanne was often annoying in her persistence in trying to solve the murder. Her logic for snooping didn't make sense (if she does...
Average cozy fare here. Nothing spectacular, but not awful either. I did find the author had a tendency to be a bit repetitive with some details which was slightly annoying. Especially since they were not really of any importance. I'm not likely to buy the books at full Kindle price, but will lik...
Finally, a cozy mystery with decent characters and a good plot! I liked that the donut shop was present but not the main focal point of the series. I also really like that I was able to jump in on the third book in the series and know what is going on, especially since I had bought the third in t...
Suzanne Hart owns a donut shop. She works hard. Her assistant Emma works as hard. She has a friend named Grace. In this volume of donut shop mysteries, Grace and Suzanne have to investigate two missing people. One Emily who runs a convenience store and Tim the handyman in town. George a ret...
Evil Eclairs is the fourth in the Donut Shop Mystery series that I am thoroughly enjoying despite myself. I am one of the terrible people donut shop owner Suzanne Hart would not want to deal with in that I really don’t like donuts. It says a lot about the quality of the series that I can enjoy ...
For a short while, I had the idea that this series would be decent all the way through. But though these books are mostly awful, I can't stop reading them. Or rather, I can keep reading them. That counts. There are so many respected books that I've tried reading and were unreadable. I don't know ...
This was a great addition to the Donut Shop mysteries. Suzanne's mom is running for mayor. Then the mayor is found dead in Suzanne's mom's building. Who did it? Suzanne, Grace, and George play detective to solve the murder. Jake is on the scene but since Suzanne's mom is a suspect he has to avoi...
This edition of the Donut Shop Mysteries won’t disappoint. Suzanne’s and her friend Grace investigate the murder of Grace’s boyfriend.Don’t worry; tears will be optional because Peter turns out to be a real player. Who wasn’t he sleeping with? Suzanne and Grace get into a few jams investigation a...
It started out wonderful, but the further I got into the story, I couldtell that the writer was running out of material. There were also someglaring mistakes in the book. For example, Victoria is talking to Mooseand she grabs her jacket. She continues talking to him and grabs her jacketagain. (Sh...
I would rate this book a 2.5 (I still haven't figured out how to rate a half-star on GoodReads).While a cozy donut shop mystery is always a pleasant diversion, Jessica Beck's books are simply too predictable to hold my interest. I find my mind wandering while I am reading her books. However, si...
Donut Mystery #20, SUGAR COATED SINS, From New York Times Bestselling Author, Jessica Beck When a time capsule is accidentally unearthed on the town square, a murder confession is discovered, leading Suzanne, Grace, and Jake on a hunt through time for a killer who clearly isn’t finished yet. Prai...
We couldn’t let Aunt Della off the hook just because we were family. What we had to ask her might alienate her from us again, but it was a risk that we had to take. I was steeling myself for the confrontation when I was surprised to see someone leaving Della’s house as we arrived. &nb...
Had something else happened in the course of her investigation that she was willing to share with us? In the course of the day, I’d seen Annie speaking with at least three of our suspects, Ollie Wilson, Harriet Parton, and Sally Tremont, but I hadn’t had a chance to find out what she’d discovered...
“Did you have any luck?” Nicole asked us as we approached them. “Hank wasn’t where we saw him yesterday,” I said as I shrugged. It was even true, since Hank had managed to crawl a little before he’d died. Nicole looked perplexed. “Then why doesn’t h...
“What’s going on? We need to check this out.” I said. “Suzanne, I’m not the police chief anymore, remember? What if someone’s still inside?” “Then you’ll handle them,” I said. “I appreciate your vote of confidence, but we’re ...
Was it the best thing we could do to flush out Harley’s killer? I sincerely doubted it, but only time would tell. “Are you finished with the notes yet?” I asked Grace as she laboriously printed out the message we’d agreed to for the third time. “Thi...
Maybe he wouldn’t be so argumentative if the state police inspector was there. Holding up one finger to him, I pulled out my cellphone and called my husband’s office. I didn’t have a direct number for Inspector Black, but maybe Jake had it. To my surprise, a woman’s voice ...
At least that’s what I kept telling myself as I left the Iron and headed for my cabin, despite his protests that I should stay there with him. The very idea that Timothy could have had anything to do with the murder and/or the body being dumped in my pond was too wild to even consider. Why would ...
I’ve been known to go through several versions of one until I get it just right for the books, but this one keeps eluding me. So, in honor of my tradition of including one bad recipe per book, I present my own version of the Cherry Bombs that Suzanne makes at Donut Hearts. Hey, I never claimed to...
Titles for future books Mom’s Potato and Carrot Soup This is something great to serve the year round, but we especially love this meal on cool, chilly days when the wind outside is howling and the temperature is falling. It’s one of the joys of comfort food, and this one is on my list of f...
“Charlotte, what are you doing in here?” Jeffrey asked her. “I was looking for a book I loaned Curtis a few days ago,” she said as she stood. “On the floor?” I asked. “I thought it might have slipped down behind the desk,” she said. “I can’t find it anywhere.” “It’s an odd time to be reading g...
I asked as I walked into her house. On the surface, Grace was everything I was not; she was slim and beautiful, while I was more than a couple of pounds overweight, and though I’d been called cute plenty of times in my life, no one but Jake had ever called me beautiful. None of that mattered, t...
I asked Moose as we parked in front of Sylvia Jones’s place near Molly’s Corners. It was a pretty stately manor on the outskirts of town, with a long and winding drive that went past an expansive pond with a freshly painted gazebo perched on its edge. “I think we should hit her head on,” Moose sa...
the chief said as we approached Grace’s front porch. He looked a lot older to me since he’d taken on the responsibilities of being the police chief full time from Jake. Was he losing weight? His uniform seemed a little baggy on him, and there were wrinkles around his eyes that I could swear hadn’...
I heard a voice say threateningly as Sam Jackson stepped out of the shadows and tried to keep me from going into The Charming Moose the next morning. “It’s going to take more than you to stop me,” I said as I started to push past him. It was just before six a.m., and there wasn’t much traffic out...
And that’s exactly what happened. “Suzanne, it’s time to get up,” I heard him say as he gently shook my shoulder. “Five more minutes, Momma,” I said, still not completely awake. “I don’t know whether I should feel complimented or insulted by that,” he said as I sat up and rubbed the sleep from ...
I asked as I approached my assistant and her mother, who were standing on my front porch. “Were we supposed to meet up this evening?” “No, but we took a chance that you’d be here,” Emma said. “When we saw that you weren’t, we were going to leave you a note,” she said as she offered me a folded ...
I asked Emma’s mother the next morning after I answered the knocking on the back door of the donut shop an hour after I’d arrived. “I thought you’d be home with your daughter, or at the very least, still asleep.” “Honestly, that was my original plan, but Emma wouldn’t go to sleep last night unti...
The Fourteenth Donut Mystery From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck CUSTARD CRIME Other Books by Jessica Beck The Donut Mysteries Glazed Murder Fatally Frosted Sinister Sprinkles Evil Éclairs Tragic Toppings Killer Crullers Drop Dead Chocolate Powdered Peril Ill...
The 15th Donut Mystery From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck LEMON LARCENY Other Books by Jessica Beck The Donut Shop Mysteries Glazed Murder Fatally Frosted Sinister Sprinkles Evil Éclairs Tragic Toppings Killer Crullers Drop Dead Chocolate Powdered Peril Ille...
“Suzanne, we need more treats. Your decorated glazed donuts are a real hit!” Emma Blake said as she came back into the kitchen located in the basement of our town library. It was four days before Christmas, and it seemed as though the entire town of April Springs was in the holiday spirit. Th...
I asked him.“Let’s face it. Neither one of us is cut out for that,” he answered. “You were right. At least I can manage this okay.”He managed just fine with the new arrangement, and I made a mental note to prepare all of his food in more manageable serving sizes before I even brought anything ...
“Victoria, we need to talk,” he said. “I’ve been thinking about our list, and I’d like to run some ideas past you.” “I need to talk to you, too. Why don’t you let me go first?” I asked after I kissed my grandmother. “We won’t be long. I promise.” “Oh, I’ll be fine until you are,” she said. “...
Sheriff Croft said when we walked into the diner a few minutes later. “You wanted to see us?” I asked. “I thought you might like to know that you can have your diner back early,” he said as he handed me my keys back. He’d taken them the night ...