Flour Sugar and a Fatal Secret
A Cozy Mystery

About this book:

When the morning flour dust settles on a dead man in your alley, the recipe for disaster is already rising. Twenty-four-year-old Maeve Montgomery owns The Sugar Spoon, Willow Creek's beloved bakery—until the town's cherished antique dealer turns up murdered behind her shop, stabbed with her own vintage cake server and dusted in her signature pastry flour. With her business padlocked as a crime scene, her mortgage looming, and Chief Gabriel eyeing her like a suspect, Maeve has two choices: wait for the law to knead her into a conviction, or start sifting through secrets herself.

The evidence points uncomfortably close to home. Her best friend Daisy arrived early, shaken, and lying about her whereabouts. Daisy's charming, troubled brother Julian owed the victim a fortune—and had access to Maeve's keys, her knives, and her flour bins. As the town's gossip mill churns faster than her stand mixer, Maeve realizes the killer didn't just frame her; they baked the frame right into her kitchen. With her livelihood crumbling and Daisy desperate to protect her brother, Maeve must trade her apron for a magnifying glass and navigate a trail of half-baked alibis, burnt offerings, and bitter icing before the final layer of truth buries them all.

Set against the salty breeze and pine-scented mornings of coastal Maine, *Flour Sugar and a Fatal Secret* serves up a delicious cozy mystery where every clue is measured in cups and pinches, and the sweetest recipes hide the deadliest ingredients. Perfect for fans of bakery sleuths, small-town intrigue, and mysteries that rise with tension before delivering a perfectly golden resolution. Preheat your curiosity—this case is served warm.