A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection Quotes

“STRAWBERRY RHUBARB JAM Makes 3 pints 4 cups of chopped strawberries (about 2 pounds) 2 cups of chopped rhubarb (about 1 pound) 4 cups sugar 3 tablespoons powdered pectin 1 lemon, zested and juiced Prepare a boiling water bath canner and 3 pint jars. Place the chopped berries and rhubarb in a large, non-reactive pot. Whisk the pectin into the sugar and stir it into the berries. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, until the sugar has begun to dissolve. Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil. Cook jam over high heat, stirring regularly for 20-25 minutes, until it takes on a thick, syrup-y consistency. Add the lemon zest and juice and stir well. Check for set by taking the temperature of the cooking jam (it should set around 220F) or by watching how the droplets fall off the spoon. Remember that it will thicken as it cools, so don’t cook it so long that it achieves your desired consistency while still hot. Remove the jam from the heat and ladle it into the prepared jars, leaving 1/2 inch. Wipe the rims, apply the lids and rings and process them in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. When the time is up, remove the jars and set them on a folded kitchen towel to cool. When the jars have cooled enough that you can comfortably handle them, check the seals. Sealed jars can be stored at room temperature for up to a year. Any unsealed jars should be refrigerated and used promptly.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Dennis is missing, and he took all of his money out of the bank. It’s possible he’s the one who took Miranda, and now he’s gone.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“is a self-proclaimed cat lady. You don’t have to worry about her saying anything to anyone but her seven cats.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Did you know Miranda stole from the candy shop?”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Hadley frowned. She didn’t know in which universe two cats qualified as a ton”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“No more roads for you, Bailey. You’re going to be an inside cat from now on.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Hey … you need to quit hanging out in the middle of the road. It’s dangerous.” The cat yawned.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Road cat was lying in the middle of Main Street, its tail flicking with annoyance as it spotted Hadley biking toward it.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“They care about a stray cat just as much as I do.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“But Hadley was sure none of her neighbors would mind the distinction and sent her message as it was.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“I almost hit him with my bike and when I tried to see if he was okay, he ran off. Thanks!”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“You have no idea, Hadley thought with a snort.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Her grandmother’s confession about watching videos online matched with her calling Suze by her nickname instead of the formal Suzanne she normally insisted on using caught Hadley off guard.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“I guess I was wrong when I thought I was past any best-friend drama.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Miranda Walters and Kelsey Morrow had been inseparable for as long as Hadley could remember.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“MISSING TEEN FOUND DEAD A shiver wound around Hadley, one that had nothing to do with the dropping mercury.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“we’d be better off putting our efforts into teaching Ansel to talk, so he can just tell us who killed Edith.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Which makes Dirk the most likely suspect in Edith’s murder.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Having to suss out a killer in their small town was not something any of them had ever thought would be within their duties,”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“I love that cat, way more than she ever did.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“Thea Clark, the local librarian, had sidled up next to Hadley and narrowed her eyes at the Crofts as they walked past.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“But Hadley had already dealt with too much today to be in a place where she could solve the mystery that was Hazel Smith. She smiled, waved, and turned back toward the other vendors. Just as she did, Hadley caught sight of Dirk and Cathy Croft walking stiffly through the center thoroughfare.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3

“That woman was Edith Butler, and she had been her great-aunt’s best friend. Hadley wasn’t about to turn her back on the woman like the others in Stoneybrook had. Though to be fair to the rest of the town, Edith was cranky, combative, and downright nosy. But since Hadley’s divorce finalized just a couple months ago and close to half the town was barely speaking to her, she’d started to feel a kind of affinity with Edith. So she’d told Mrs. Butler she would look after her cat while the older woman visited her sister’s.”
― Eryn Scott, A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3