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Donut Shop Mysteries #36

by Jessica Beck

Donut 36, Pastry Penalties, from New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck!

When Emily Hargraves’ stuffed animals are kidnapped and ransomed, the police treat it as a joke, but when the apparent abductor ends up on the wrong end of a knife, things turn deadly serious in April Springs as Suzanne and Jake do their best to solve the murder before the killer has a chance to strike again.

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Cozy

193 pages, Paperback

Published April 8, 2018

About the author

Jessica Beck is a pseudonym used by
Tim Myers.
Jessica Beck is the penname of an author who has been nominated for the Agatha Award and named an Independent Mystery Booksellers Association national bestseller nearly a dozen times.

Jessica Beck loves donuts, and has the figure to prove it. It's amazing what people can convince themselves is all in the name of research! For each recipe featured in the donut mysteries, a dozen more are tried and tested.

When not concocting delicious treats, Beck enjoys the rare snowfalls near her home in the foothills of North Carolina.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/jessic...

Reviews

[Linda B. Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A stuffed animal mystery

Enjoyed another Donut Mystery. Nice to meet some of the characters I've grown to know and love. The killer will jump from one character to another. The villain was very crafty and had me fooled. Easy read

[Christie Marsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Suzanne and Jake only get better as time goes by, as well as the story lines written for them. I cannot wait to see what happens next in this series.

[Kerry Murtagh Ramsay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Recycled

At this point all of the plot points in the Donut Mysteries are recycled. That wouldn’t be so bad if Suzanne and her husband weren’t so downright nasty. On the other hand, I’m 36 books in, so I’ll just keep on going...

[Alabama Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

A trio of April Springs most beloved residents have been kidnapped and Suzanne decides to investigate when a friend of hers get a ransom note the next morning. A rather short list of possible suspects starts with three and soon expands to nearly a dozen when in the course of the investigation Suzanne and Jake find a homicide victim.

This time the real truth becomes apparent when Suzanne notices something that the men never would, the answer to Whodunit.

[Mary Simmons-hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love her books. A fast read.

[Charla D Holt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

I loved it. The suspense was real in this story. I guessed wrong in who done it. Ready for the next one.

[Rebecca Oerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining, but not the best in the series. The ending was pretty abrupt.

[Rhea Folland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting! A great read!

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gosh, I love these characters! It's as if they are long time friends....another great read.

[Jennifer Oberth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow - the stuffed animals are suspects in the murder.
Why not?
Made it more interesting than usual.