Syrup to No Good

by Catherine Bruns

Overview

"With romance, recipes, and a murderer on the loose, this book will delight fans of Joanne Fluke, Jenn McKinlay, or Laura Childs." —Booklist

Spring has finally come to Sugar Ridge, Vermont, and with it the end of syrup-making season. But Leila Khoury, new owner of Sappy Endings Farm, won't be making like molasses any time soon. Her best friend Heather's wedding is coming up, and Leila will do anything to make sure it lives up to all her sweetest dreams.

Even with Leila's own romantic past stirring up trouble, everything is going to plan until the bridal shower ends up with a body count.

Heather's rich and backstabbing aunt had a whole orchard of enemies, so Leila will have her work cut out for her. Can she tap the killer before Heather's dream wedding becomes a nightmare?

Includes delicious Middle Eastern recipes!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728253961
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	10/31/2023
Series:	Maple Syrup Mysteries , #2
Pages:	312
Sales rank:	99,387
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns lives in Upstate New York with an all-male household that consists of her very patient husband, three sons, and several spoiled pets. Catherine has a B.A. in both English and Performing Arts and is a former newspaper reporter and press release writer. In her spare time, she loves to bake, read, and attend live theater performances. Over the past five years, she’s written fifteen mystery novels plus several novellas and has many more stories waiting to be told. Readers are invited to visit her website at www.catherinebruns.net

Editorial Reviews

"With romance, recipes, and a murderer on the loose, this book will delight fans of Joanne Fluke, Jenn McKinlay, or Laura Childs" — Booklist

"The heroine’s quest to achieve balance in life should appeal to cozy fans who like a good roller coaster ride" — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2023-08-26
Her best friend’s wedding poses multiple challenges for the owner of a maple syrup farm.

Life has had its ups and downs for Leila Khoury since she returned home to Vermont after a teaching stint in Florida. The low point was certainly the murder of her father, Victor, who’d built the family maple syrup farm, Sappy Endings, into a thriving business. But since taking the reins, she’s found that working at the farm and expanding its footprint in the community bring her a sense of independence and accomplishment. Her promising relationship with Noah Rivers, who oversees production at Sappy Endings, is also a high point. So she seems in a good place to join her best bud, Heather Turcot, in navigating the joys and stresses of Heather’s upcoming wedding. But danger always lurks. Mark Salem, her former fiance who’s back in town, lets Leila know that five years after dumping her a month before their wedding, he still loves her and wants her back. Instead of delighting her, his declaration threatens both her newfound self-reliance and her bond with Noah. But the lowest of the lows comes when Heather’s Aunt Monica is stabbed to death at Heather’s bridal shower. Heather’s Uncle Grant, a major financial backer of the wedding, insists that she cancel her nuptials, even though a fairy tale wedding has been the dream of her lifetime. Leila, who unmasked her father’s killer, is ready to retry her hand at detection. But tracking a scoundrel who killed once before puts Leila in greater danger than all her previous challenges.

The heroine’s quest to achieve balance in life should appeal to cozy fans who like a good roller coaster ride.

Kirkus Reviews