Till Death Do Us Tart (Bakeshop Mystery Series #8)

by Ellie Alexander

Overview

Torte—the small-town bakeshop no one can resist—is hosting a midsummer night’s wedding . . . where merry-making and murder are served up in equal measure. Till Death Do Us Tart is Ellie Alexander's eighth delectable novel in the Bakeshop mystery series.

Jules Capshaw has too much on her plate—and she’s feeling the pinch: the whole town of Ashland, Oregon, is in on the surprise Elizabethan-themed wedding she’s planning for her mom and soon-to-be stepdad. But is her secret scheme half-baked? She’s hiding racks overflowing with sweet treats while Torte is topsy-turvy with a major remodel and the return of Jules’s estranged husband, Carlos. And until now, Jules had no clue about the bitter family feud that has her friend Lance frazzled and suspicious. But when a party crasher takes someone out with a serving of poisoned wine and Jules discovers the deadly cup was intended for her, it’s time to turn the tables on a killer.

The Bakeshop mysteries are:

“Delectable.”—Portland Book Review

“Delicious.”—RT Book Reviews

“Marvelous.”—Fresh Fiction

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250159373
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/26/2018
Series:	Bakeshop Mystery Series , #8
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	58,662
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

ELLIE ALEXANDER is a Pacific Northwest native who spends ample time testing pastry recipes in her home kitchen or at one of the many famed coffeehouses nearby. When she's not coated in flour, you'll find her outside exploring hiking trails and trying to burn off calories consumed in the name of research. She is the author of the Bakeshop Mysteries, including Meet Your Baker and A Batter of Life and Death. You can find her on Facebook to learn more!

Editorial Reviews

"Alexander's charming series offers descriptions of enticingly fattening foods, a tour of southern Oregon, and, incidentally, a mystery that provides enough riddles to keep you guessing without ever upstaging the main event."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2018-04-03
A lovely Oregon town is host to both a wedding and a murder attempt.Along with her mother, Juliet Capshaw owns and operates Torte, Ashland's finest bakery and coffee shop. Jules has been stressed with a capital S. In addition to planning a major renovation to Torte, she's secretly planning an Elizabethan wedding for her mom and her longtime boyfriend, the Professor—a celebration that perfectly suits a town famous for its Shakespeare festival. On top of that, her husband, Carlos, and his teenage son, Ramiro, are expected in town. Jules has plenty of feelings left for the handsome Spaniard, but his job as a cruise-ship chef has strained their relationship ever since she decided that Ashland is where she wants to be. Before the wedding takes place at Uva, the winery in which Jules owns a share, her friend Lance, the artistic director of the festival, reveals that he's a son of the Brown family of Medford, who've made a fortune in timber but never supported his theatrical ambitions. Lance's dying father thinks his other son, Leo, is trying to kill him. So Lance has hired tough private eye Megan Antonini to check things out. When his father does die, Lance, certain that he was murdered, asks that Megan, Leo, and his lawyer and personal assistant be invited to the wedding, which goes off without a hitch until Megan drinks a glass of poisoned wine which may have been meant for Jules. Jules and Lance turn sleuth, much to the dismay of their friends in the police department, who prefer to solve crimes themselves.Alexander's charming series (A Crime of Passion Fruit, 2017, etc.) offers descriptions of enticingly fattening foods, a tour of southern Oregon, and, incidentally, a mystery that provides enough riddles to keep you guessing without ever upstaging the main event.

Kirkus Reviews