The Baking Contest Murder
Harold Pemberton had a talent for making enemies. The successful antique dealer seemed to take pleasure in crushing dreams and destroying hopes. He harassed his business partner Meredith Blackwell, callously dismissed elderly Mrs. Goldstein's treasured family heirloom as worthless, and publicly humiliated fifteen-year-old Billy Davis at the county fair baking contest. Now Harold is dead.

When his body is discovered under suspicious circumstances, Detective Audrey Murphy finds no shortage of suspects. Victoria becomes the prime target of the investigation—a woman scorned who had both means and opportunity. But in a town where Harold's cruelty touched so many lives, the list of potential killers keeps growing.

Who finally decided Harold had gone too far? With everyone from business partners to elderly widows to protective parents harboring grudges against the dead man, finding the killer may be less about discovering who wanted Harold dead—and more about determining who actually had the courage to do something about it.

A gripping mystery where every victim had motive, and justice comes in the most unexpected form.
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The Baking Contest Murder
Harold Pemberton had a talent for making enemies. The successful antique dealer seemed to take pleasure in crushing dreams and destroying hopes. He harassed his business partner Meredith Blackwell, callously dismissed elderly Mrs. Goldstein's treasured family heirloom as worthless, and publicly humiliated fifteen-year-old Billy Davis at the county fair baking contest. Now Harold is dead.

When his body is discovered under suspicious circumstances, Detective Audrey Murphy finds no shortage of suspects. Victoria becomes the prime target of the investigation—a woman scorned who had both means and opportunity. But in a town where Harold's cruelty touched so many lives, the list of potential killers keeps growing.

Who finally decided Harold had gone too far? With everyone from business partners to elderly widows to protective parents harboring grudges against the dead man, finding the killer may be less about discovering who wanted Harold dead—and more about determining who actually had the courage to do something about it.

A gripping mystery where every victim had motive, and justice comes in the most unexpected form.
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The Baking Contest Murder

The Baking Contest Murder

by Lois Vining
The Baking Contest Murder

The Baking Contest Murder

by Lois Vining

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Overview

Harold Pemberton had a talent for making enemies. The successful antique dealer seemed to take pleasure in crushing dreams and destroying hopes. He harassed his business partner Meredith Blackwell, callously dismissed elderly Mrs. Goldstein's treasured family heirloom as worthless, and publicly humiliated fifteen-year-old Billy Davis at the county fair baking contest. Now Harold is dead.

When his body is discovered under suspicious circumstances, Detective Audrey Murphy finds no shortage of suspects. Victoria becomes the prime target of the investigation—a woman scorned who had both means and opportunity. But in a town where Harold's cruelty touched so many lives, the list of potential killers keeps growing.

Who finally decided Harold had gone too far? With everyone from business partners to elderly widows to protective parents harboring grudges against the dead man, finding the killer may be less about discovering who wanted Harold dead—and more about determining who actually had the courage to do something about it.

A gripping mystery where every victim had motive, and justice comes in the most unexpected form.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940184317915
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 06/22/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 347 KB

About the Author

Lois Vining had a distinguished career in the meeting and convention planning industry, and she has remained active in retirement – particularly as an author. Her career highlights include owning and operating her own meeting and convention planning company, and teaching meeting planning courses at the university level. Lois earned the prestigious Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation. Lois’ retirement activities include genealogy and family history research, water volleyball, church volunteer, and travel journal creator for vacationers with 80+ journals available for purchase on Amazon. Seven of her books are available on Barnes & Noble.
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