Raspberry Tart Murder: Beneath The Layer Of Deception

by R.S. Brown

Culinary Expert Emma finds herself entangled in a web of mystery and murder.
Someone is found dead after sampling her famous raspberry tarts.

Now her Bakery Is a crime scene, she is the prime suspect and now she must navigate through a series of red herrings and sift through a menu of suspects, including her rival baker, a scorned former employee, and a jealous food blogger with a taste for vengeance.

With flirtatious advances from the lead Detective and friendships being tested, Emma must use her culinary skills to bake up the truth before she becomes the next victim.

Secrets unfold and tensions rise, Emma races against time to unmask the real killer and clear her name, all while running her bakery and dodging the meddling police .

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 10, 2024

Reviews

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bite sized cozy that you can finish in one sitting as readers guess along with Emma as she tries to clear her name when harsh food critic Greg Stanton dies after eating one of her tarts. He definitely does not have a shortage of enemies due to his professional life, but it is something darker in his personal one that did him in?

[Bobbi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was just awful. The grammar and spelling errors, the sentences that didn’t make any sense accounted for most of the book. I only finished it because it was short. Had it been any longer, I would have DNF’d it for sure.

This is my first book by this author. On to the fence about reading another one.

[Lizz Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This page-turning quick read set up what I hope becomes a new series. Emma is appalled to learn that she is a suspect in a murder when a customer dies from eating one of her tarts. She decides to sleuth in order to clear her name. This novella has a satisfying ending.

[Juanita E. Arp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute short story, it is well written and entertaining. The storyline will keep you guessing until the end. I can't wait to read more from this author. I received this book as a Free copy to read and I voluntarily leave this review.

[PlotTwist_Addict · Rating 2 out of 5]

A short cozy murder mystery. As a reader you can guess along with Emma as she tries to clear her name, when a harsh food critic Greg Stanton dies after eating one of her tarts. Emma decides to sleuth in order to clear her name.

[Karin Tillotson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who killed Greg Stanton and why??? He broke things off??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.

[Serret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute quick book Emma tries to figure out what really happened. After a customer dies eating her tart?

[Monica M · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm sorry, but this is a bad writing and bad plot of a story.
Just no.

[Tari · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed meeting Emma and Det. Jason who at least didn’t threaten to arrest her for sleuthing. I wouldn’t mind reading more about these two!

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emma is a culinary expert not a murderer or is she? Who did this terrible deed, will it be solved in time. Full of suspense and danger, awesome story.