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
“A one-of-a-kind mystery with homemade food, small-town secrets, and winsome characters.”—Ellery Adams,
New York Times bestselling author
“This warm-hearted mystery…had me turning the pages late into the night. Encore!”--G. M. Malliet, Agatha Award-winning author
“A charming new sleuth in a peck of pickles and murder.”--Connie Archer, national bestselling author
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.