Every baker has one secret worth protecting. Edith Brown’s may be worth killing for.When former NYPD homicide detective turned restaurant owner Lily Good agrees to judge Pine Grove’s summer pie contest, she expects friendly rivalry, flaky crusts, and more marionberry filling than she can eat.
Instead, reigning champion Edith Brown claims the trophy with her family’s treasured recipe—and is found murdered shortly afterward.
Then Lily discovers a page has been torn from Edith’s recipe notebook.
Suddenly, the contest’s sweetest entry is at the center of a bitter mystery. A furious rival baked a pie that tasted almost identical. A resentful relative believes the family bakery should have been hers. And a mysterious former apprentice seems to have vanished without a trace.
Between busy meals at The Good Chef and quiet moments with the family and friends who make Pine Grove home, Lily must use a detective’s instincts and a chef’s discerning palate to uncover what was stolen—and what Edith was trying so desperately to protect.
Because in Pine Grove, some secrets are passed down with love.
Others are dangerous enough to kill for.
Genre: Mystery
Instead, reigning champion Edith Brown claims the trophy with her family’s treasured recipe—and is found murdered shortly afterward.
Then Lily discovers a page has been torn from Edith’s recipe notebook.
Suddenly, the contest’s sweetest entry is at the center of a bitter mystery. A furious rival baked a pie that tasted almost identical. A resentful relative believes the family bakery should have been hers. And a mysterious former apprentice seems to have vanished without a trace.
Between busy meals at The Good Chef and quiet moments with the family and friends who make Pine Grove home, Lily must use a detective’s instincts and a chef’s discerning palate to uncover what was stolen—and what Edith was trying so desperately to protect.
Because in Pine Grove, some secrets are passed down with love.
Others are dangerous enough to kill for.
Genre: Mystery
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