He Had It Crumbing
(2025)(A book in the Humorous Maple Falls Cozy Mystery series)
A Story by E G Hawthorne
Small towns hide big secrets—and sometimes, dead bodies.
Becca Bloom just wanted to finish her last shift at Sweet Treats Café, pack up her apartment, and start fresh in Maple Falls. No mess. No murder. Just pastries and peace.
But when local blowhard and shady businessman, Gary Pendleton is found dead—face down in a box of cupcakes—Becca’s quiet exit plan crumbles.
Was it Gary’s scorned, pie-chucking ex who infamously nailed him at a Church picnic once?
Or did the rival bakeshop owner decide to snuff him over a business dispute?
Armed with a mysterious key, an accidental clue, and her corgi sidekick, Butters, Becca is pulled into a murder investigation she has no business solving. She’s not a detective. She’s a pastry chef with a tendency to trip on her own feet—and crime scenes.
With the cops circling, a town full of suspects, and a trail of secrets that gets more tangled by the day, Becca has to trust her gut before she’s iced next by the Creekside killer!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Becca Bloom just wanted to finish her last shift at Sweet Treats Café, pack up her apartment, and start fresh in Maple Falls. No mess. No murder. Just pastries and peace.
But when local blowhard and shady businessman, Gary Pendleton is found dead—face down in a box of cupcakes—Becca’s quiet exit plan crumbles.
Was it Gary’s scorned, pie-chucking ex who infamously nailed him at a Church picnic once?
Or did the rival bakeshop owner decide to snuff him over a business dispute?
Armed with a mysterious key, an accidental clue, and her corgi sidekick, Butters, Becca is pulled into a murder investigation she has no business solving. She’s not a detective. She’s a pastry chef with a tendency to trip on her own feet—and crime scenes.
With the cops circling, a town full of suspects, and a trail of secrets that gets more tangled by the day, Becca has to trust her gut before she’s iced next by the Creekside killer!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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