The Solace of Bay Leaves
Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · July 21, 2020
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- Who it’s for
- A market spice shop, tangled friendships, and amateur sleuthing give this mystery its flavor.
- Genres
- Culinary Cozies, Women Detectives, Amateur Sleuths
- Published
- Seventh Street Books, July 21, 2020
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Pepper Reece never expected to find solace in bay leaves. But when her life fell apart at forty and she bought the venerable-but-rundown Spice Shop in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, her days took a tasty turn. Now she’s savoring the prospect of a flavorful fall and a busy holiday cooking season, until danger bubbles to the surface . . . Between managing her shop, worrying about her staff, and navigating a delicious new relationship, Pepper’s firing on all burners.
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But when her childhood friend Maddie is shot and gravely wounded, the incident is quickly tied to an unsolved murder that left another close friend a widow. Convinced that the secret to both crimes lies in the history of a once-beloved building, Pepper uses her local-girl contacts and her talent for asking questions to unearth startling links between the past and present—links that suggest her childhood friend may not have been the Golden Girl she appeared to be. Pepper is forced to face her own regrets and unsavory emotions, if she wants to save Maddie’s life—and her own.
Spice and Secrets
A market spice shop, tangled friendships, and amateur sleuthing give this mystery its flavor.
Come here for
- A Pike Place spice shop and a sleuth who knows how to ask questions
- Old friendships, an unsolved murder, and links between past and present
Expect
- A cozy culinary backdrop with danger close at hand
- A personal investigation shaped by Pepper’s regrets and relationships
Where it sits
| Culinary Cozies | 99% |
|---|---|
| Amateur Sleuths | 67% |
| Women Detectives | 61% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mystery
- Cozy Mysteries
- Culinary Cozies
- Authors
- Leslie Budewitz
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- July 21, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Mystery