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Artichoke Heart of Darkness
(2025)(A book in the Parchment Paper Mystery series)
A Story by Matilda Swift
A knead-to-know whodunit with a taste of deadly competition...
Jessica Askew, the black sheep of a renowned bookselling family and a sugar-coated rebel with a whisk, is hitting the national stage. Trading the quiet bookshelves of Little Quillington for the bustling Chatsworth House Food Festival, she's ready to roll with her glittery-pink food truck, the Rolling Pin, as a contestant on The Great British Street Bakes Showdown.
But the heat of the competition turns lethal when a judge collapses after sampling the bakers' delights'''including Jessica’s coconut creation. Suddenly, suspicion hangs thicker than buttercream.
With the police eyeing foul play and her fiercely loyal best friend, Pippa Pankhurst, caught in the crosshairs, Jessica must trade her spatula for sleuthing skills. Navigating a tent filled with simmering rival bakers and the high-stakes pressure of television, the clues are proving harder to find than a poppy seed in a fruitcake.
Can this determined baker sift through the suspects and uncover the truth before her friend takes the fall and her dreams crumble? Or will this deadly bake-off leave a bitter taste of criminal consequences?
Find out in Artichoke Heart of Darkness, the prequel novella to the Parchment Paper Mysteries, perfect for fans of Agatha Frost, HY Hanna, and Ellie Alexander.
Genre: Mystery
Jessica Askew, the black sheep of a renowned bookselling family and a sugar-coated rebel with a whisk, is hitting the national stage. Trading the quiet bookshelves of Little Quillington for the bustling Chatsworth House Food Festival, she's ready to roll with her glittery-pink food truck, the Rolling Pin, as a contestant on The Great British Street Bakes Showdown.
But the heat of the competition turns lethal when a judge collapses after sampling the bakers' delights'''including Jessica’s coconut creation. Suddenly, suspicion hangs thicker than buttercream.
With the police eyeing foul play and her fiercely loyal best friend, Pippa Pankhurst, caught in the crosshairs, Jessica must trade her spatula for sleuthing skills. Navigating a tent filled with simmering rival bakers and the high-stakes pressure of television, the clues are proving harder to find than a poppy seed in a fruitcake.
Can this determined baker sift through the suspects and uncover the truth before her friend takes the fall and her dreams crumble? Or will this deadly bake-off leave a bitter taste of criminal consequences?
Find out in Artichoke Heart of Darkness, the prequel novella to the Parchment Paper Mysteries, perfect for fans of Agatha Frost, HY Hanna, and Ellie Alexander.
Genre: Mystery
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