Synopses & Reviews
FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!
After her dreams of romance are crushed, Piper Lamb decides to pursue her dream of opening her own shop of pickles and preserves, called Pipers Picklings, in the idyllic small town of Cloverdale. But she isnt in town long before she encounters a barrelful of trouble
The Cloverdale fair offers Piper a sweet opportunity to promote her business. With her new assistant, Amy, she sets up a booth centered around an eye-catching display of the ever-popular dills in an old-fashioned barrel of brine.
But things soon turn sour when fairgoers witness a fight between Amys boyfriend, Nate, and town council blowhardand bagpipe playerAlan Rosemont. When Rosemont is found floating in Pipers barrel, Nate becomes the prime murder suspect. With Amys boyfriend in a pretty pickle, theres no time to dillydally. But as Piper searches for the real killer, she needs to be careful to preserve her own life
or she may end up a pickled Piper herself.
INCLUDES RECIPES
Review
“Hughess second series entry (after
The Pickled Piper) will delight fans of culinary cozies... fans of Susan Wittig Alberts “China Bayles” series should enjoy this plucky heroine.”—
Library Journal
Praise for The Pickled Piper
“A one-of-a-kind mystery with homemade food, small-town secrets, and winsome characters.”—Ellery Adams, New York Times bestselling author
“This warmhearted mystery…had me turning the pages late into the night.”—G. M. Malliet, Agatha Award-winning author
“A charming new sleuth in a peck of pickles and murder.”—Connie Archer, national bestselling author
Synopsis
Recently widowed, Jo McAllister has set up Jo's Craft Corner in the small town she now calls home. But when the clown she's hired for opening day is murdered at the store, Jo realizes that no town is too small for secrets, scandal-even murder.
Synopsis
From the author of The Pickled Piper comes another Pickled and Preserved Mystery...
Piper Lamb knows how to make fruits and vegetables keep for months. Unfortunately, its the people around her who are expiring too soon
After her fiancé left her, Piper came to Cloverdale to rebuild her life and open up her shop, Pipers Picklings, to sell pickles and preserves. When her ex decides to drop in for a visitjust as things are heating up between her and a local Christmas tree farmerPiper finds herself in a jam.
But there are other visitors to worry about
An Italian soccer team is set to play the Cloverdale All-Stars in an exhibition game. Their manager, Raffaele Conti, was a bitter rival of Pipers dill supplier, local farmer Gerald Standley. After Conti is found dead in Standleys field, Piper must work to clear Geralds name and find out who relished killing Raffaele before the town is soured by another death.
INCLUDES RECIPES!
About the Author
Mary Ellen Hughes is the author of the Craft Corner Mysteries, including Wreath of Deception, String of Lies, and Paper-Thin Alibi, as well as the Maggie Olenski Mysteries. She lives in Maryland with her husband, Terry, who has long provided her with bounties of homegrown vegetables for preserving and pickling as well as unique inspirations for mysteries. Mary Ellen is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.