Plum Deadly by Ellie Grant

Maggie and her Aunt Clara live in Durham, North Carolina. Maggie has come back home because she's been charged with embezzling funds from the bank where she worked. Thank goodness she likes pies. Baking a dozen pies a day is what her aunt's life is all about. The name of Aunt Clara's shop is Pie In The Sky. Sadly, Maggie comes home with troubles following behind her. There is murder and all sorts of troubles like break ins, stolen laptops, etc. You know. It's the typical cozy. I waited anxiously for a dead body. Didn't have to wait long. A dead body is found outside of the pie shop.The dead man is a person Maggie knows very well.

I enjoyed the characters in this cozy. I especially liked the ending where Ellie Grant leaves a cliffhanger. I have my fingers crossed this is where the next cozy will start.

I love North Carolina. So I waited anxiously for Ellie Grant to write about sights around town. Unless I missed it. I didn't see any named in the book. Sorry, but it was like being plunked in the middle of Nowhere, USA. Other than that I enjoyed the cozy. I rediscovered the importance of family support. Maggie had no one to hold on to except for Aunt Clara. Finally, of course she made friends with Ryan and other people. Looking forward to another Plum Deadly by Ellie Grant although with a different title. Since this is a Cullinary cozy, there are pie recipes in the back of the book. This is a wonderful treat just before Halloween.joyceandjimlavene.com/EllieGrant