Clammed Up by Barbara Ross

Clammed Up

Mass Market

Barbara Ross

Kensington · Paperback · September 3, 2013

Summer has come to Busman's Harbor, Maine, and tourists are lining up for a taste of authentic New England seafood, courtesy of the Snowden Family Clambake Company.

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Who it’s for
A tidy cozy with family tension, amateur detection, and enough culinary texture to keep things moving.
Genres
Culinary Cozies, Women Detectives, Amateur Sleuths
Published
Kensington, September 3, 2013

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Summer has come to Busman's Harbor, Maine, and tourists are lining up for a taste of authentic New England seafood, courtesy of the Snowden Family Clambake Company. But there's something sinister on the boil this season. A killer has crashed a wedding party, adding mystery to the menu at the worst possible moment. . . Julia Snowden returned to her hometown to rescue her family's struggling clambake business--not to solve crimes.

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But that was before a catered wedding on picturesque Morrow Island turned into a reception for murder. When the best man's corpse is found hanging from the grand staircase in the Snowden family mansion, Julia must put the chowder pot on the back burner and join the search for the killer. And with suspicion falling on her old crush, Chris Durand, the recipe for saving her business and salvaging her love life might be one and the same. . . Includes Traditional Maine Clambake Recipes! "A tasty whodunnit with a real Maine twist." --Sarah Graves, author of A Bat in the Belfry More Advance Praise For Clammed Up! "If you like seafood and salty air, you'll love Clammed Up. A tasty tale that will have readers clamoring for second helpings." --Leslie Meier, author of Easter Bunny Murder "Take lobster, clams, and an ear of corn. Add one murder. Fold in a complex heroine, an assortment of colorful suspects, and a plot with lots of twists and turns. Heat up on an island off the coast of Maine. The result? Clammed Up contains just the right amounts of all the best ingredients to provide mystery readers with a tasty treat." --Kaitlyn Dunnett, author of Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones

Cozy Comfort

A tidy cozy with family tension, amateur detection, and enough culinary texture to keep things moving.

Come here for

  • cozy sleuthing with a culinary sheen
  • book-club-friendly small-town friction

Expect

  • an easy entry into mystery conventions
  • comforting stakes with a murder in the mix

Where it sits

Culinary Cozies82%
Amateur Sleuths72%
Women Detectives48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Women Detectives
  • Cozy Mysteries
  • Amateur Sleuths
Authors
Barbara Ross
Publisher
Kensington
Published
September 3, 2013
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Women Detectives