In the mood for a heart-warming cozy mystery to dig into alongside your freshly-baked, gooey batch of cinnamon rolls? Look no further than these five baking-themed reads to kickstart your heart and inspire your sweet tooth this fall season!
Filled to the brim with suspense, quirky, lovable sidekicks, and enough baking inspiration to make your whisks spin, these cozy suggestions will warm up your TBR faster than your conventional oven!
Prepare your aprons and ready your recipe book, because these five cozy baking mysteries are guaranteed to whet your appetite for the cozy baking season!
- If you’re a fan of Joanne Fluke, Jenn McKinlay, and Ellie Alexander, then A Case for the Cookie Baker by Candace Havens is perfect for you!
“A charming, well written, romantic murder mystery” –Goodreads Reviewer
It’s all fun and games until the last cookie crumbles…
Ainsley McGregor and the entire town of Sweet River, Texas, are preparing for the annual summer celebration. And thanks to the extra tourist traffic, Ainsley’s shop, Bless Your Art, has never been busier. Good thing her new friend, Lizzie, has opened a bakery nearby and provides Ainsley and her staff with tasty treats and daily sugar rushes. It’s all cookies and fun, until someone ends up dead in the bakery and her new pal is the prime suspect.
Ainsley is convinced Lizzie is innocent. Unfortunately, her brother, the town sheriff, and her boyfriend, Jake, have some not-so-secret suspicions. With a town full of strangers who just might be suspects, Ainsley finds herself targeted by a killer. Even as her world crumbles faster than a cookie, she’s determined to prove her friend’s innocence—if she can stay alive long enough.
- Emmie Lyn’s Cookies and a Killer combines delectable desserts, magic, adorable pet sidekicks, and murder for a perfect seasonal cozy mystery.
The launching of a new bakery and fundraiser in town should be cause for celebration, not a murder investigation. Just when Nikki Knight thinks things might be getting back to normal in Frog Hollow, her friend Carla’s business manager is found dead at the scene of her new, year-round Christmas bakery.
When Dale, the gourmet grocer next door, suggests that the cookie fundraiser be held at his place, Nikki and the Accidental Ghost Detective team suspect foul play.
But all signs are pointing to Carla and some strange magical happenings. Can Dash and Nikki sniff out this case before the cookie crumbles?
- Candy-Coated Conspiracy by Kaz Delaney
“[A] MUST READ!” –Goodreads Reviewer
Every family has secrets, especially the sweet ones…
When talented baker Rosie Hart delivers cakes and cookies to her newest clients, The Sweet Treat candy store, she finds herself embroiled in yet another murder case. Will she ever catch a break?
Her elderly clients, The Percival sisters, are shocked when their long-lost great nephew appears with no warning. The sisters have never met nor heard of the man, but he’s family so they accept him with open arms. He immediately begins to tear up his aunts’ home, so when he turns up dead, Rosie feels only a sense of relief. Until she realizes the police suspect the sisters.
Rosie is as convinced of their innocence as she is of the deliciousness of her popular salted caramel cupcakes. But as the body count begins to rise and new secrets are unearthed, she begins to wonder if the sweet artisan candy makers are hiding more than their family recipes.
- Ginger Danger by Emmie Lyn is perfect for readers who love small-town, idyllic settings, a budding romance, lovable animals, and mystery-solving!
It’s no secret that I, Sunny Shaw, am a magnet for mayhem right here on beautiful Blueberry Bay.
So, when a woman goes missing just before the grand opening of Shakes and Cakes, I think…it could be worse. And of course that’s exactly what happens when missing turns into dead. It’s hard to cry over a disastrous opening when there’s a murderer running around and things aren’t about to get any easier!
Oh my, Jasper, how will we ever juggle my nasty neighbor, a stalker, a murderer, finding homes for kittens AND serving the best shakes and cakes in Pineville?
The answer to that million dollar question might save my business but can we shake things up to keep my friends out of jail and me alive to see another day?
Join the investigation in Blueberry Bay by ordering your copy of Ginger Danger by Emmie Lyn!
- A Case of Senior Scandals by Lily Rose Lane
“A fun read with a twist of romance…keeps you coming back for more!” – Goodreads Author, Shonda
Czeschin Fischer
A small town surely can’t have any more skeletons in its garden, can it?
I’m Aubrey Rose, and after solving a decades long cold case in Willow Cove, I was ready to hang up my amateur detective hat. But when Willow Cove’s oldest and most revered resident, Edith Thomas, is found dead—everyone is suddenly looking to me for answers.
I didn’t plan on getting involved, but how can I say no when even Edith’s son is asking for my help? Now, I need to discover who would want to kill a sweet little lady whose worst offense was baking deliciously addictive chocolate chip muffins.
With handyman Gavin, and his terrier sidekick at my side, we’ll need to dig into Edith’s past and discover if this lovely senior had any scandals in her past.
Ones that could lead to deadly consequences…
Order your copy of A Case of Senior Scandals today!
Written by Tule intern, Kristina Gaffney
