A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death - V. M. Burns

In this feisty new culinary cozy mystery from Agatha and Edgar Award-nominated author Valerie Burns, social media influencer Maddy Montgomery is adjusting to her new life after moving to small-town Michigan to run a bakery and take care of a gigantic English mastiff--all while solving the murder of a one-time nemesis... nThe small town, fish-out-of-water, baking-themed mystery for fans of Jenn McKinlay, Mia P. Manansala, Abby Collette, Jennifer J. Chow, Danielle Arceneaux, and Joanne Fluke! n nBooks, dogs and food -- and a well-structured sense of fun -- connect almost all of Valerie Burns's cozy mysteries. -- The New York Times n nThanks to Maddy's social media savvy, Baby Cakes Bakery is becoming a huge success--so much so that she's attracted the attention of her former nemesis, the fiancé-stealing Brandy Denton. When Brandy blows into New Bison like an ill wind and disrupts a vlog Maddy's filming, their argument goes viral. After Brandy's body is found at Baby Cakes, Maddy instantly goes from viral sensation to murder suspect. n nAs Maddy is still reeling from the murder, a stranger shows up in the bakery claiming to have been a friend of Octavia. He believes Maddy is in danger. When a second body washes up on the lake shore, it seems clear someone's out to kill to keep a secret--and it may have to do with her great aunt. n nMaddy rallies her aunt's friends, the Baker Street Irregulars; Sheriff April Johnson; and her veterinarian boyfriend Michael--not to mention her English mastiff Baby--to do some digging and root out whoever's behind the killings...n