Chocolate First, Alibi Later
(2025)(The fifth book in the Hot Flashes, Cold Cases Mystery series)
A novel by Lucy Lemon
Another cold case, another woman who vanished in the mist. Can Detective Betsy Parks fight her hot flashes long enough to bring justice to the victim from the confines of the basement?
When Whitfield’s beloved bakery serves up more than sweets, Detective Betsy Parks finds herself knee-deep in cocoa, corruption, and one missing woman who vanished with the recipe for disaster.
Armed with caffeine, sarcasm, and a basement full of unsolved files, Betsy and Janine dig into a decades-old cover-up that started with chocolate cake and ended in murder. With Lopez back on her team and Muffin supervising every crumb of evidence, Betsy must separate sugar from scandal before someone buries the truth for good.
Warm, witty, and wickedly clever, Chocolate First, Alibi Laterproves that in Whitfield, secrets always rise—and justice is best served sweet.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When Whitfield’s beloved bakery serves up more than sweets, Detective Betsy Parks finds herself knee-deep in cocoa, corruption, and one missing woman who vanished with the recipe for disaster.
Armed with caffeine, sarcasm, and a basement full of unsolved files, Betsy and Janine dig into a decades-old cover-up that started with chocolate cake and ended in murder. With Lopez back on her team and Muffin supervising every crumb of evidence, Betsy must separate sugar from scandal before someone buries the truth for good.
Warm, witty, and wickedly clever, Chocolate First, Alibi Laterproves that in Whitfield, secrets always rise—and justice is best served sweet.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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