Lime and Punishment
(2025)(The second book in the Parchment Paper Mystery series)
A novel by Matilda Swift
A knead-to-know whodunit with a sprinkle of suspicion…
Jessica Askew, black sheep with a talent for scones and scandal, has returned to her quaint English hometown. Jessica’s not following her bookish family’s well-worn plot line, though. Instead of stocking shelves with first editions, she’s preparing to bake up a storm in The Parchment Paper Tearooms.
But in the village of Little Quillington, her tearoom's grand opening is about to get a very sour twist. With her former school bully being suspiciously friendly, a crowd of foodies in fancy dress, and her chaotic new assistant's escaping corgis, Jessica is about to learn that some problems are too tough to knead. When she enters her brother’s shop, where her family fiercely guards their literary legacy, she stumbles on a dead body holding a note that leaves a very bad taste.
To keep her baking dreams afloat (and maybe earn a crumb of family approval), Jessica must roll up her sleeves and sift through clues to crack the case. Can this sweet-toothed sleuth whip up a solution before it's too late?
Find out in Lime and Punishment, book two of the new 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 features the antics of Matilda Swift's real-life cats, Madame Poirot and Miss Marple.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Jessica Askew, black sheep with a talent for scones and scandal, has returned to her quaint English hometown. Jessica’s not following her bookish family’s well-worn plot line, though. Instead of stocking shelves with first editions, she’s preparing to bake up a storm in The Parchment Paper Tearooms.
But in the village of Little Quillington, her tearoom's grand opening is about to get a very sour twist. With her former school bully being suspiciously friendly, a crowd of foodies in fancy dress, and her chaotic new assistant's escaping corgis, Jessica is about to learn that some problems are too tough to knead. When she enters her brother’s shop, where her family fiercely guards their literary legacy, she stumbles on a dead body holding a note that leaves a very bad taste.
To keep her baking dreams afloat (and maybe earn a crumb of family approval), Jessica must roll up her sleeves and sift through clues to crack the case. Can this sweet-toothed sleuth whip up a solution before it's too late?
Find out in Lime and Punishment, book two of the new 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 features the antics of Matilda Swift's real-life cats, Madame Poirot and Miss Marple.
Genre: Cozy Mystery