I’m very pleased to bring you this spotlight for the third in Meri Allen’s Ice Cream Shop Mysteries, Fatal Fudge Swirl this morning. A few weeks back, a publicist from St. Martin’s Press sent me an email to tempt me into reading this–I was overbooked, or I’d have taken her up on it. Instead, I offered to spread the word about the book on its release day. It looks like a fun little cozy that probably won’t induce diabetes or exacerbate a cavity. But what’s life without a little risk? Obviously, I’m joking–but something tells me you’re going to want to have some snacks on hand when you read this.
I’m starting to babble, so I’d best move on to giving you some info on this promising-looking novel!
Book Details:
Book Title: Fatal Fudge Swirl by Meri Allen
Series: Ice Cream Shop Mysteries, #3
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Release date: June 27, 2023
Format: Mass Market Paperback/eBook
Length: 320 pages
About the Book
A movie production brings drama—and murder—to a close-knit New England village, forcing Riley Rhodes to scoop out the suspects.
Former CIA librarian and amateur sleuth Riley Rhodes is loving her fresh start as the manager of the Udderly Delicious Ice Cream Shop. The leaves are turning, tourists are leaf-peeping, and Penniman, Connecticut is putting finishing touches on the weekend long Halloween Happening. But the village is also buzzing. Former child star Cooper Collins is overseeing the production of a romantic comedy that’s filming on the town green and his domineering socialite mother, Diantha, is planning her lavish Halloween themed wedding at her Inn on the Green. Her fiancé has run the Inn’s kitchen for years, ably aided by his recent ex-wife, chef Mary Ann Dumas. An old friend of Riley’s, Mary Ann turns to her when the bride requests a spooky ice cream wedding cake.
But the weekend takes a frightful turn when Diantha is found dead and suspicion falls on Mary Ann. The cast of potential suspects is long—each wedding guest had a chilling motive to kill the vicious heiress. Can Riley unmask the murderer before another guest ends up on ice?
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About the Author
Meri Allen is the author of the Ice Cream Shop Mysteries, which begin with The Rocky Road to Ruin. She lives in a quiet corner of Connecticut, where she haunts libraries, used book stores, and vintage shops.
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