Ciabatta Watch Out
(2026)(The tenth book in the Laughing Loaf Bakery Mystery series)
A novel by Victoria Kazarian
A real estate developer threatens to turn River Grove into a posh tourist resort.
Was his death an accident?
When a commercial real estate firm buys the old antiques emporium next door and plans to transform it into a high-end retail center, bakery owner Gracie Markley discovers that Flynn Commercial Development’s unscrupulous CEO, Richard Flynn, has bigger plans for River Grove. He’s quietly buying up properties throughout the town, determined to turn the sleepy redwood community into a posh tourist destination—and change River Grove forever.
Then Flynn dies in a freak accident.
With Police Chief Westerman away visiting a college campus with his granddaughter, young Deputy Brad Castro is left to investigate the suspicious death on his own.
But Flynn’s death isn’t the only trouble brewing in River Grove. Mayor C has begun receiving threatening letters demanding that she resign—or else.
As Thanksgiving approaches, Gracie finds herself drawn into both mysteries. The more she investigates, the more she discovers just how fiercely River Grovians oppose anyone trying to change their quiet, tight-knit community.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Was his death an accident?
When a commercial real estate firm buys the old antiques emporium next door and plans to transform it into a high-end retail center, bakery owner Gracie Markley discovers that Flynn Commercial Development’s unscrupulous CEO, Richard Flynn, has bigger plans for River Grove. He’s quietly buying up properties throughout the town, determined to turn the sleepy redwood community into a posh tourist destination—and change River Grove forever.
Then Flynn dies in a freak accident.
With Police Chief Westerman away visiting a college campus with his granddaughter, young Deputy Brad Castro is left to investigate the suspicious death on his own.
But Flynn’s death isn’t the only trouble brewing in River Grove. Mayor C has begun receiving threatening letters demanding that she resign—or else.
As Thanksgiving approaches, Gracie finds herself drawn into both mysteries. The more she investigates, the more she discovers just how fiercely River Grovians oppose anyone trying to change their quiet, tight-knit community.
Could Flynn’s death have been more than an accident? And will Gracie uncover the truth before someone else pays the price?
Includes Laughing Loaf Bakery recipes.Genre: Cozy Mystery