This and That with Karen : And Then There Were Crumbs: A Cookie House Mystery By Eve Calder

Apr 2, 2021

And Then There Were Crumbs: A Cookie House Mystery By Eve Calder

Hello my cozy friends,

Today I am reviewing “And Then There Were Crumbs” by Eve Calder the first instalment in the "A Cookie House Mystery" series. I loved this book and totally added it to my favourite series list!

She’s a talented pastry chef―with a secret recipe for solving crimes…

WELCOME TO THE COOKIE HOUSE WHERE CRIMINALS GET THEIR JUST DESSERTS

Kate McGuire’s life was sweet in Manhattan before she lost her restaurant job and fiancé both. But sometimes that’s just the way the cookie crumbles, and soon she finds herself starting from scratch in the island town of Coral Cay, Florida. It has everything she’s looking for: sunny beaches, friendly locals, and a Help Wanted sign in the bakery shop window. Once she convinces the shop’s crusty owner Sam Hepplewhite to hire her, Kate can’t tie on her apron on fast enough. Little does she know that trouble, like warm dough, is on the rise. . .

Stewart Lord is a real estate developer with a taste for a different type of dough: the green kind. He knows that he could make a killing by purchasing the Cookie House from Sam, who flat-out refuses to sell. But when Stewart turns up the heat on Sam―then turns up dead after eating a fresh batch of Sam’s cinnamon rolls―all eyes focus on the town’s beloved bakery. When the police arrest Sam for murder, Kate must somehow prove that her curmudgeonly boss is innocent. Enlisting the help of a team of lovable locals, Kate sets out to catch the real culprit with his hand in the cookie jar…before someone else gets burned.

I started reading series backwards with book 3 first but I loved so much I bought book two. I really enjoyed visiting Coral Cay, Florida , and the Cookie House and seeing how Kate started her journey on the island.

Everyone knows I’m a sucker for furbabies in my cozies so when you have a Doodle named Oliver who belongs to everyone, I was okay I’m in love. He really did belong to everyone in town, and they all pitched in for his care. Another thing I enjoyed was the relationship between Kate and Maxie when she goes to stay with her family and bakes cookies for everyone. It's great how the people of Coral Cay take care of their own and opened their arms to adopt Kate into their town family.

I was surprised by what happened to Stewart Lord and drawn in to find out what happened to him and saving The Cookie House! Kate turns out to be a great employee/friend to Sam by never doubting him and getting the whole town involved in bringing life back into The Cookie House and Sam.

It was entertaining, full of twists and turns and I didn’t completely guess whodunnit until Kate did. plus all the descriptions of the cookies made my mouth water.

I highly recommend this series to all my cozy loving friends and I can’t wait for book 4 to come out!