Today is publication day for Peppermint Barked:
A Spice Shop Mystery by Leslie Budewitz. This is the sixth book in the
series that began with Assault and Pepper. Published by Seventh
Street Books in print and digital formats, the book is available at Amazon and
other vendors.
Synopsis:
As the holiday season lights up Seattle’s famed Pike
Place Market, Pepper Reece’s beloved Spice Shop is brimming with cinnamon,
nutmeg, and shoppers eager to stuff their stockings. Add to the mix a tasty
staff competition—a peppermint bark-off—along with Victorian costumes for this
year’s Dickensian Christmas theme, and Pepper almost forgets to be nervous
about meeting her fisherman boyfriend’s brother for the first time.
But when a young woman working in her friend Vinny’s
wine shop is brutally assaulted, costumed revelers and holiday cheer are the
last things on Pepper’s mind. Who would want to hurt Beth? Or were they looking
for Vinny instead?
The vicious attack upsets everyone at Pike Place, but
none more than Pepper’s own employee, Matt Kemp. At first, Pepper is baffled by
his reaction, but his clandestine connection to Beth could hold the key to the
assailant’s motive. Or perhaps it’s Vinny’s ex-wife who knows more than she’s
letting on . . . and what about the mysterious top-hatted man with whom Pepper
saw Beth arguing that morning?
As the secrets of the market come to light, long-held
grudges, family ties, and hidden plans only further obscure the truth. Is it a
ghost of the past rattling its chains, or a contemporary Scrooge with more
earthly motives? As Pepper chases down a killer, someone is chasing her, and in
the end, the storied market itself may hold the final, deadly clue.
A cozy holiday mystery full of culinary delights and a
rich cast of characters, the sixth installment in the Spice Shop Mystery series
will keep you turning the page . . . and reaching for another piece of
peppermint bark.
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