From the bestselling author of the Home Repair is Homicide novels comes the latest in this โsharp, smart, and wittyโ (Crimespree) series set in a charming, real-life Maine fishing village, where chocolate-themed recipes, appealing characters, and an unpredictable mystery make the perfect mix for fans of Joanne Fluke, Leslie Meier, and Diane Mott Davidson.
Jake and Ellie are taking a break from perfecting their chocolate pizza recipe to cater a housewarming party hosted by movie icon Ingrid Merryfield. Miss Merryfield is famous for her old-Hollywood glamour. Her new home, Cliff House, has a reputation tooโfor being haunted. Some of her guests even try to summon a spirit during the party, using a Ouija board. What arrives instead is a freak autumn storm that downs an ancient tree, trapping everyone on the property and setting the stage for a killerโs planned spree . . .
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Though Jake and Ellie donโt intend to get stirred into the mix, thereโs no avoiding itโespecially when they witness a guest being shoved over the very precipice that gave Cliff House its forbidding name. As they sift through suspects and motives, their search takes them from a
long-lost family graveyard to an herbalistโs deceptively sweet cottage and finally to Cliff Houseโs overgrown gardens. Is there some ghostly presence involvedโor a flesh-and-blood villain? Either way, can they avoid meeting their very own, very permanent Hollywood ending?
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Praise for the Death by Chocolate Mysteries
โA treat for aficionados of shopkeeper-sleuth cozies." โKirkus Reviews
โEntertaining. . . . Cozy fans are sure to have fun.โ โPublishers Weekly
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From the bestselling author of the Home Repair is Homicide novels comes the latest in this โsharp, smart, and wittyโ (Crimespree) series set in a charming, real-life Maine fishing village, where chocolate-themed recipes, appealing characters, and an unpredictable mystery make the perfect mix for ...