In the Blink of a Pie

by Catherine Bruns

Overview

USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns is back with the third installment in the "delightfully sweet" Maple Syrup Mysteries, transporting readers back to the cozy town of Sugar Ridge, Vermont, where things are bound to go from sweet, to sour.

Sometimes, there's no one you can crust...

It's Thanksgiving in Sugar Ridge, Vermont, and Leila Khoury, manager of Sappy Endings Farm, is ready to usher in the holiday season by hosting a pie-baking contest. The day is meticulously planned, from the judging panel to the maple lattes, and Leila can't wait for the entire town to enjoy some sweet treats.

But when a neighbor drops dead from sampling a poisoned pumpkin pie, it's not just Leila's perfect day that's in jeopardy—her livelihood is now at stake. And after yet another near-fatal incident, she realizes an even more terrifying truth: the killer wasn't targeting her neighbor, but someone even closer to home! 

Can Leila figure out who's behind the murder, before the dough hits the fan?

Includes delicious holiday pie recipes!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728254012
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	10/22/2024
Series:	Maple Syrup Mysteries , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	910 KB

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns lives in Upstate New York with an all-male household that consists of her very patient husband, three sons, and several spoiled pets. Catherine has a B.A. in both English and Performing Arts and is a former newspaper reporter and press release writer. In her spare time, she loves to bake, read, and attend live theater performances. Over the past five years, she’s written fifteen mystery novels plus several novellas and has many more stories waiting to be told. Readers are invited to visit her website at www.catherinebruns.net

Editorial Reviews

2024-09-28
Murder threatens a maple farmer’s newfound equilibrium.

Life finally seems in balance for Leila Khoury. Although she still misses her murdered father, she’s improved her relationship with her mother, Selma, who now admits that she may have favored Leila’s younger brother, Simon, in the past. But Leila’s able stewardship of Sappy Endings, the maple farm and syrup business her father left the family, helps mother and daughter reconcile. Now Sappy Endings is so successful that they need another employee to help out in the farm’s cafe. But the same day Leila hires Jenna Fleming away from The Bagel Place, disaster strikes. The Khourys’ meddling neighbor, Margaret Middleton, sneaks a sample of a maple pumpkin pie that was supposed to be tasted first by the three judges at the inaugural Sappy Endings pie-baking contest. Pushy Margaret quickly falls down dead, and sales plummet nearly as promptly among locals who blame Sappy Endings for her death. To add to Leila’s stress, her college roommate, Taylor Hudson, surfaces to relitigate her grudge against Leila, who turned her in for cheating. Even Leila’s relationship with Noah Rivers, who runs the sugaring operations at Sappy Endings, hits a bump when his daughter, Emma, objects to their plan to combine households. But Sappy Endings is her first priority. Knowing that nothing will bring back business but solving the murder, Leila throws herself into unmasking Margaret’s killer and saving her dad’s legacy.

Although the solution is obvious, Bruns’ tale is good-natured enough for a happy—if, well, sappy—ending.

Kirkus Reviews