Cream cakes, cucumber sandwiches, apple tarts and… poison? Lady Swift is trying to plan the menu for her wedding, until murder strikes in kitchens across the village!
Lady Eleanor Swift’s marriage to dashing Chief Inspector Hugh Seldon is just days away. There’s a lot to organise from the dress to the catering, including, of course, the all-important wedding cake.
But Eleanor is heartbroken when their chef, apple-cheeked Annie Tibetts, dies of poisoning. And as the doctor confirms her death wasn’t an accident, accusations fly around the whole community.
With more of the village struck down by the poison, Eleanor must unmask a killer who seems intent on spreading chaos amongst her nearest and dearest. Everyone is accusing their neighbour… and Eleanor is in a pickle as the seating plans for the wedding fall apart. But she soon has bigger fish to fry when the source of the poison is traced to a trusted establishment in town. Eleanor is certain they are being framed and that sabotage is afoot…
And when a sample of poisoned wedding cake is delivered anonymously to Hugh working at his station miles away in Oxford, Eleanor realises that while she has been planning for the future, her past has been catching up with her. Eleanor must race across the countryside to save her love from certain death. Can Eleanor find the proof in the pudding and save Hugh in time? And will the poisoner finally get their just desserts?
A gripping and totally twisty historical cozy mystery set in an English village. Fans of T.E. Kinsey, Catherine Coles and L.B. Hathaway won’t be able to put this down.
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Favorite Quotes:
The woman’s curiosity was sparked as fiercely as if he’d held a burning torch to it. She leaned in conspiratorially, so much so that she tripped over her own slippered foot.
…rumours have been streakin’ round the village like hornets with their tails afire.
I love you, Eleanor. With all my heart. And I always will. Grow old with me, my love. In my arms, forever.
My Review:
I continue my ongoing love affair with the smooth and vastly enticing word skills of the author combo of Verity Bright. I adore their amusing and brain-tickling murder mysteries and every one of their endearing and cleverly constructed characters. I would never have guessed that the cranky and uptight police detective introduced in the first installment would become such an adorable and swoony romantic.
