Death by Donut

Ruby Wisdom #2

by J.M. Edwards

When Ruby Wisdom learns that she’s linked to an unidentified corpse found in the alley behind King Tut’s Donut Hut, she sets off to identify the victim and track down the killer. The mission takes her on a zigzag tour through the small town of Wormwood, New York. Along the way, she encounters the title character from an Agatha Christie classic, a helpful bus company clerk named Moonflower, an abstract artist obsessed with keisters and a tight-lipped shop clerk who unwittingly supplies the intrepid PI with an essential clue to help solve the crime.

Death By Donut is the second entry in the Ruby Wisdom series. It’s a cozy mystery loaded with humor, romance, memorable characters and a sleuth who knows her way around baked goods and sweet treats as well as crime scenes and tricky investigations.

222 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 26, 2014

Reviews

[Debi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, so I don't give a lot of reviews even though I read a ton but I decided to for this book/series. I just finished this book with only one big complaint. I read the first one and thought my complaint was cute at first but when I hit the second book it was just annoying. I get that Ruby has read the dictionary and loves big words which isn't a bad thing but the fact that every other character in the book is written like a complete idiot for not understanding any of her basic dictionary words is just not funny. I mean the sheriff is written like the bumbling idiot Roscoe P. Coltrane from The Dukes of Hazzard and that is certainly not a good thing. I already downloaded and paid for the 3rd book in this series or I probably wouldn't read it. The books have great potential and can make you laugh but this issue of mine makes it hard to just enjoy the stories. Sorry.