Christmas Candy Corpse (A Courtney Archer Mystery #3)
Mysteries and crime stories, Gentle mysteries, Women sleuths
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
Christmas has come early to the beautiful Poconos resort that&’s the setting for the American Baking Battle&’s holiday special, where chef Courtney Archer is on hand to sample festive fare—and lift the lid off a killer . . . … Six ambitious bakers are competing for glory and a grand prize, showcasing their most delicious candies, cookies, and desserts. Courtney detects some on-set grinchiness from her coworkers, especially judge Shannon Collins, but she&’s hoping the sweet treats will restore everyone&’s festive spirits. That Christmas wish swiftly fizzles when assistant director Kinzy Hummel is found strangled—with an apron from Shannon&’s new product line . . . Shannon insists she&’s innocent. Meanwhile, Kinzy had been under pressure from a disgruntled attorney to settle her late grandfather&’s estate. But could that be a motive for murder? The show must go on even as Courtney sifts through competitors and crew for likely suspects. But unless she can quickly get to the truth, there&’ll be another helping of homicide amid the pinwheel cookies and fruitcakes . . .