Murder, Sugar, and Secrets
(2026)(The fifth book in the Briar Hollow Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Camilla Clove
A Poisoned Dessert. A Festival in Panic. And A Killer Hiding Behind the Ganache.
Jasmine Nazari thought Briar Hollow''s glamorous Dessert Trail festival would be the perfect boost for Nazari Bakery. Between managing desserts, supporting her journalist husband Michael Brooks, and keeping her clue-sniffing dog Mango out of the pastry displays, life finally seemed sweet again.
That is until feared food critic Daniel Whitaker drops dead from tasting a poisoned dessert.
Then poisoned desserts test positive across the Trail.
As panic spreads, suspicion falls on everyone Whitaker publicly humiliated including local baker Marjorie who was suspected after suffering a brutal live critique and her own cake testing positive. But when reporters uncover Jasmine’s own disastrous history with Whitaker from her former career rebranding his public image, she suddenly finds herself as the number one suspect of the investigation.
With tourists still flooding the festival and anonymous warnings appearing at her bakery, Jasmine must uncover the truth before she's arrested, or worse, Briar Hollow’s sweetest event turns deadly again.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Jasmine Nazari thought Briar Hollow''s glamorous Dessert Trail festival would be the perfect boost for Nazari Bakery. Between managing desserts, supporting her journalist husband Michael Brooks, and keeping her clue-sniffing dog Mango out of the pastry displays, life finally seemed sweet again.
That is until feared food critic Daniel Whitaker drops dead from tasting a poisoned dessert.
Then poisoned desserts test positive across the Trail.
As panic spreads, suspicion falls on everyone Whitaker publicly humiliated including local baker Marjorie who was suspected after suffering a brutal live critique and her own cake testing positive. But when reporters uncover Jasmine’s own disastrous history with Whitaker from her former career rebranding his public image, she suddenly finds herself as the number one suspect of the investigation.
With tourists still flooding the festival and anonymous warnings appearing at her bakery, Jasmine must uncover the truth before she's arrested, or worse, Briar Hollow’s sweetest event turns deadly again.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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