Ginger Bolton

Oh, what fun it is to read this first book in Ginger Bolton’s Deputy Donut Series. The author has given her readers a good mystery and a sleuth (Emily) who is co-owner of a donut shop. Animal lovers will appreciate the added bonus of the role Emily’s cat plays in the story.

We get to know our major characters well and enough about any others to understand how they fit into the mystery. This is not a romance, but there is a hint that we may see some matchmaking efforts work out in future books. Although early clues suggest a couple of likely suspects who may have committed the murders, I admit to being surprised when I learned the identity of the real killer.

Those who like recipes included will be happy to know that there are a couple that make my mouth water just reading them.

Survival of the Fritters is a delightful beginning to this series and I plan to read more of Ms. Bolton’s books.… (meer)

Wisconsin, amateur-sleuth, series, suspense, secrets, lies, recipes, murder-investigation, local-law-enforcement, state-detectives, widow, family-business, family, relatives, relationships, friendship, pet-cat, Northwoods, small-business, small-town*****

Emily is a widow of a LEO who runs the donut shop with her father-in-law (a retired LEO) and is engaged to another local law enforcement officer. This book can easily stand alone.
It wasn't difficult to vote for "most likely to be murdered", but solving the whodunit was another matter entirely and very well done with some very sneaky red herrings and surprising twists.
Not exactly an unbiased review because I'm from Wisconsin and the setting is a tourist town in Wisconsin near Duluth. Besides that, I Back the Badge.
I requested and received an EARC from Kensington Books/Kensington Cozies via NetGalley. Thank you!… (meer)

This 8th installment in the Deputy Donuts cozy series, set in northern Wisconsin, is another outstanding mystery.

Emily Westhill, the co-owner of the Deputy Donut Cafe, is getting ready for her wedding which is less than two weeks away and is spending a lot of time attending events at the local arts festival. Her parents are visiting and all seems well.

Of course, then there's a murder (Emily finds the body) and, of course, she gets involved in trying to solve it.

This series has clever plots, including this one, and a terrific cast of characters.

Love it and highly recommend it to cozy mystery fans.

(I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.)… (meer)