For Whom the Bell Pepper Tolls
(2025)(The third book in the Parchment Paper Mystery series)
A novel by Matilda Swift
A knead-to-know whodunit with a dash of drama...
Jessica Askew, a sugar-coated spitfire with a dollop of determination and a pinch of pluck, is ready to bake her way to victory at the Little Quillington Literary Festival. But her plans deflate like soufflé when a new baking rival opens shop right outside her Parchment Paper Tearooms.
Her quaint English village is packed with eccentric characters, from her chaotic, corgi-loving assistant to Christmas-obsessed Uncle Carroll. She can enjoy them all in the right measure, but when a fire means she has to share shop space with her bitter cousin Beatrix, tensions threaten to boil over. A dead body is the last thing Jessica needs.
As the flames of suspicion rise, Jessica must sift through the ashes of doubt to uncover the truth before her bakery is toast. Can she knead the clues and uncover the truth before her bakery is ruined? Or will she be the one who gets burned?
Find out in For Whom the Bell Pepper Tolls, book three of the Parchment Paper Mysteries, perfect for fans of Agatha Frost, HY Hanna, and Ellie Alexander. This clean read includes recipes for two traditional English bakes and includes the antics of Matilda Swift's real-life cats, Madame Poirot and Miss Marple.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Jessica Askew, a sugar-coated spitfire with a dollop of determination and a pinch of pluck, is ready to bake her way to victory at the Little Quillington Literary Festival. But her plans deflate like soufflé when a new baking rival opens shop right outside her Parchment Paper Tearooms.
Her quaint English village is packed with eccentric characters, from her chaotic, corgi-loving assistant to Christmas-obsessed Uncle Carroll. She can enjoy them all in the right measure, but when a fire means she has to share shop space with her bitter cousin Beatrix, tensions threaten to boil over. A dead body is the last thing Jessica needs.
As the flames of suspicion rise, Jessica must sift through the ashes of doubt to uncover the truth before her bakery is toast. Can she knead the clues and uncover the truth before her bakery is ruined? Or will she be the one who gets burned?
Find out in For Whom the Bell Pepper Tolls, book three of the Parchment Paper Mysteries, perfect for fans of Agatha Frost, HY Hanna, and Ellie Alexander. This clean read includes recipes for two traditional English bakes and includes the antics of Matilda Swift's real-life cats, Madame Poirot and Miss Marple.
Genre: Cozy Mystery