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The Biscuit Tin Murders 2
(2024)(The second book in the Cozy Culinary Cambridge Mystery series)
A novel by Menna van Praag
If there was one piece of advice Olive Crisp always followed, it was that “one should never attempt to solve a crime on an empty stomach..."
1970s. Cambridge, England.
A cosy community.
A unburied body in the graveyard.
A trail of cake crumbs...
When Olive stumbles upon a dead body while walking Biscuit one morning, she decides to investigate. The bumbling police force aren't making much progress with the local community but Olive, with a combination of her charm and delicious baked goods, manages to persuade potential witnesses to open up and reveal secrets about the victim and clues that could lead to the catching of his killer. Bringing slices of lemon chiffon cakes to the victim's neighbours and lavender biscuits to his students, Olive follows the trail of metaphorical bread crumbs that eventually enables allows her to discover the killer in the unlikeliest of places. Meanwhile, the police too are closing in but they're intent on arresting an innocent man. Will Olive be able to convince them that he didn't do it and prove that she's right about the one who did?
A charming cosy culinary crime series set in sleepy 1970s Cambridge, England, The Biscuit Tin Murders is a sweet recipe for a delightfully comforting read, containing far too many slices of cake, along with several servings of crime, plenty of sugar and just a sprinkling of magic...
The second book in The Biscuit Tin Murders series of cosy culinary mysteries. If you enjoy stories set in sleepy English towns with warmth, wit and whimsy as their main ingredients, along with twists that will keep you guessing and subplots that will make you smile, then you’ll love these delicious tales.
This and every book in the series can be read as a standalone, though you can also follow developing character storylines by reading the books in order. This is a humorous cosy mystery with a British female amateur detective in a small community. Written in British English. No graphic violence, sex or strong language. Just plenty of tea and cake!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
1970s. Cambridge, England.
A cosy community.
A unburied body in the graveyard.
A trail of cake crumbs...
When Olive stumbles upon a dead body while walking Biscuit one morning, she decides to investigate. The bumbling police force aren't making much progress with the local community but Olive, with a combination of her charm and delicious baked goods, manages to persuade potential witnesses to open up and reveal secrets about the victim and clues that could lead to the catching of his killer. Bringing slices of lemon chiffon cakes to the victim's neighbours and lavender biscuits to his students, Olive follows the trail of metaphorical bread crumbs that eventually enables allows her to discover the killer in the unlikeliest of places. Meanwhile, the police too are closing in but they're intent on arresting an innocent man. Will Olive be able to convince them that he didn't do it and prove that she's right about the one who did?
A charming cosy culinary crime series set in sleepy 1970s Cambridge, England, The Biscuit Tin Murders is a sweet recipe for a delightfully comforting read, containing far too many slices of cake, along with several servings of crime, plenty of sugar and just a sprinkling of magic...
The second book in The Biscuit Tin Murders series of cosy culinary mysteries. If you enjoy stories set in sleepy English towns with warmth, wit and whimsy as their main ingredients, along with twists that will keep you guessing and subplots that will make you smile, then you’ll love these delicious tales.
This and every book in the series can be read as a standalone, though you can also follow developing character storylines by reading the books in order. This is a humorous cosy mystery with a British female amateur detective in a small community. Written in British English. No graphic violence, sex or strong language. Just plenty of tea and cake!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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