A Fatal Frosting
(2026)(The second book in the Jordan Hollow Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by A J Starkwell
It Wasn't Her Pastry. But It Might Be Her Last.
The winter farmers market should be Tessa Myre’s fresh start. Instead, she finds the market coordinator dead—poisoned by a frosted cinnamon roll that looks exactly like her signature pastries.
Now anonymous reviews are tanking her bakery’s reputation. Neighbors cross the street to avoid her. The tight-knit community she’s fought to join is turning against her, one suspicious glance at a time.
But Tessa knows she didn’t kill anyone. Which means someone else did—someone who knew her routine, her recipes, and her Saturday morning habit of dropping off pastries at the market office.
Someone who planned this.
The vendors all have their secrets—some petty, some dangerous. Too many suspects. Too many motives. And one of them is perfectly happy to let Tessa take the fall.
Time is running out. Her business is failing. Her community ties are unraveling.
Can Tessa uncover the killer before her second chance is baked to a crisp?
Perfect for fans of small-town cozy mysteries, amateur sleuths, and culinary-themed whodunits.
Genre: Mystery
The winter farmers market should be Tessa Myre’s fresh start. Instead, she finds the market coordinator dead—poisoned by a frosted cinnamon roll that looks exactly like her signature pastries.
Now anonymous reviews are tanking her bakery’s reputation. Neighbors cross the street to avoid her. The tight-knit community she’s fought to join is turning against her, one suspicious glance at a time.
But Tessa knows she didn’t kill anyone. Which means someone else did—someone who knew her routine, her recipes, and her Saturday morning habit of dropping off pastries at the market office.
Someone who planned this.
The vendors all have their secrets—some petty, some dangerous. Too many suspects. Too many motives. And one of them is perfectly happy to let Tessa take the fall.
Time is running out. Her business is failing. Her community ties are unraveling.
Can Tessa uncover the killer before her second chance is baked to a crisp?
Perfect for fans of small-town cozy mysteries, amateur sleuths, and culinary-themed whodunits.
Genre: Mystery
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