Blackberry Pie Murder

Hannah Swensen runs a bakery in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and for once the town is quiet. Four months have passed since anyone in her family found a dead body, and the local paper has put that on its front page. Hannah hopes to spend the rest of the summer on her baking.

It does not last. Her mother, Delores, is getting married in a little over a month and has made Hannah the planner. The biggest decision on her mind is whether the wedding cake should have buttercream or fondant.

Then, driving her cookie truck down a winding country road in a violent thunderstorm, Hannah hits a stranger. Guilt weighs on her, and it gets worse when she is arrested for murder. An autopsy then shows the man, whose shirt is stained with blackberry pie, would have died even without the collision.

To clear her name, Hannah has to work out who the dead man was, following clues left by pie crumbs. She also has to find a baker who knows far more about killing than about rolling out a pie crust. And she has to reach the church on time. This is a cozy mystery with a baking setting, a small-town cast and a light, humorous tone.