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Review ~ BANANA MUFFINS & MAYHEM by Janel Gradowski

Banana Muffins & Mayhem (Culinary Competition Mystery, #5)

by: Janel Gradowski

Series: Culinary Competition Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: June 14, 2016

Publisher: Gemma Halliday

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Culinary competitor Amy Ridley is as excited as anyone in Kellerton, Michigan to have DIY Home Improvement star, Phoebe Plymouth, come to town for the first annual Cabin Fever Cure event. However the TV personality’s sour attitude quickly curdles people’s opinion of her. When she’s found dead, at the business owned by Amy’s husband, Alex, the heat is on to catch the killer before his professional reputation is ruined!

When Amy seeks help in preparing for a vegan baking recipe contest, she also finds assistance from an unlikely team of sleuths who want to help her catch the murderer. But things go from bad to worse when Alex and his business suddenly suffer a series of less-than-random attacks. Are the murder and attacks related? Amy vows to figure it out before her and her husband’s lives are ruined…or ended permanently!

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Review ~ FUDGE BROWNIES & MURDER by Janel Gradowski

Fudge Brownies & Murder (Culinary Competition Mystery, #4)

by: Janel Gradowski

Series: Culinary Competition Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: December 17, 2015

Source: Author

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From bestselling mystery author Janel Gradowski comes another deliciously deadly mystery...

Culinary whiz and reluctant amateur sleuth, Amy Ridley, has a lot on her plate. Her very pregnant best friend, Carla, can barely move from her couch per doctor's orders. So Amy is tasked with preparing meals for the expanding family along with baking endless pans of brownies to quench Carla's pregnancy cravings. Not only is she playing chef, but she's also trying to convince the mommy-to-be that she needs to have a baby shower. But when a restaurant owner is murdered at a blogging conference, Amy finds herself in a race to catch the killer before the baby is born.

As Carla's baby bump gets bigger, so does the list of suspects. While Amy pares down the potential murderers and staves off disgruntled cooking competition rivals, the clock ticks down, the baby's arrival draws closer, and the danger grows stronger! If Amy doesn't watch her back, she may be the next member of the competition going down.

**Recipes Included!**

Review ~ DOUGHNUTS & DEADLY SCHEMES by Janel Gradowski

Doughnuts & Deadly Schemes (Culinary Competition Mystery, #3)

by: Janel Gradowski

Series: Culinary Competition Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: May 31, 2015

Source: Author

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Amy Ridley’s best friend, Carla, is getting married, and Amy is delighted to be recruited as the head wedding planner—even if Carla's demands are less than conventional. Case in point: Carla insists on a tower of doughnuts in place of a wedding cake. But navigating the world of nuptials becomes the least of Amy's problems when the owner of a menswear shop is found dead, and Carla's fiancée is assigned to the case. With the honeymoon in jeopardy, Amy and Carla vow to help track down the killer...but they soon discover there are even more sinister happenings affecting the businesses in downtown Kellerton, Michigan. If Amy doesn't figure out who is behind the deadly schemes, the nearly newlywed detective may just be solving another murder—hers!

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Review ~ Chicken Soup & Homicide by Janel Gradowski

Chicken Soup & Homicide (Culinary Competition Mystery, #2)

by: Janel Gradowski

Series: Culinary Competition Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: February 23, 2015

Source: Author

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Amy Ridley and her friend, Sophie, have perfected their chicken soup recipe, and the winter-weary residents of Kellerton, Michigan can't wait to watch them compete against other local chefs in the Chicken Soup Showdown. But the charity event starts out with a bang, literally, when one of the rival chefs falls out of a freezer and onto Amy. If it wasn't stressful enough for Amy to catch a dead body, the detective in charge of the investigation targets her best friend, Carla, as the chief suspect in the murder.

In order to clear her friend's name, Amy does her own investigating. The problem is nobody liked the arrogant murdered celebrity chef, and soon her suspect list is longer than the list of ingredients in her secret chicken soup recipe. Can Amy figure out who killed the celebrity chef? Or will Carla be spending the spring in jail?

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Christmas Canapés & Sabotage (Culinary Competition Mystery, #1.5) by Janel Gradowski

Christmas Canapés & Sabotage (Culinary Competition Mystery, #1.5)

by: Janel Gradowski

Series: Culinary Competition Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: April 27, 2015

Source: Author

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From bestselling mystery author Janel Gradowski comes a tasty holiday treat...

Amy Ridley is excited to be participating in the Holiday Celebrations Competition to kick off her Christmas season in Kellerton, Michigan. Local cooks are set to compete for prizes then serve their best party dishes to holiday revelers. Amy has her eye on a special prize, but she has a difficult time concentrating on creating a perfect party buffet when a plague of problems begins to whirl around her. Can Amy figure out who is sabotaging the competition in time to create a prize-winning tablescape and take home the ultimate Christmas gift?

**Recipes Included!**

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Cozy Mystery Review ~ PIES & PERIL by Janel Gradowski

Pies & Peril (Culinary Competition Mystery, #1)

by: Janel Gradowski

Series: Culinary Competition Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: July 4, 2014