Battered - G. P. Gottlieb

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Résumé :
Murder is on the menu-served warm with muffins and lattes. Alene Baron has built more than a caf?-she's built a community. At Whipped & Sipped, customers linger over Ruthie's decadent-but-healthy desserts, children flock to Saturday story hour, and knitting groups craft blankets for refugee families. Alene prides herself on knowing her patrons so well she can often place a wholegrain blueberry muffin on the counter before the customer themselves knew they wanted it. But when her neighbor and close friend is murdered, Alene's cozy world begins to unravel. Suddenly, everyone she knows could be a suspect, and she starts noticing the smallest inconsistencies, furtive glances, and unexplained comings and goings around the caf?. With each clue and misstep, Alene pieces together a tangled web of secrets, realizing that danger may be closer than she ever imagined-and that her own family could be in the killer's sights. With her sharp eye for detail, wry sense of humor, and fierce devotion to her children, Alene steps into the role of amateur sleuth. But in a community where tempers flare over hot chocolate, grudges linger for years, and secrets hide beneath friendly smiles, finding the killer may prove harder than whipping up the perfect souffl?. Battered, the first in G.P. Gottlieb's Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series, is a delectable blend of mouthwatering recipes, quirky neighborhood drama, and page-turning suspense. Perfect for fans of culinary cozies, it's a tale where friendship, food, and murder are always on the menu....

Biographie:
G.P. Gottlieb (https://gpgottlieb.com) has performed, taught, and administrated, but she's happiest when writing recipe-laced murder mysteries. Battered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery, was published in 2019 after she won the contract in an online competition. Smothered, the second book in the series, launched in 2021, and Charred, the third Whipped and Sipped Mystery launched in 2023. You can hear Gottlieb's podcast interviews as host for New Books in Literature, a channel on the New Books Network (https://newbooksnetwork.com/search?+q...) or read some of her sharp-tongued essays on Medium (https://medium.com/@gpgottlieb). When not reading or writing, she loves walking along the lake path, attending concerts and plays, and travelling....

Sommaire:
Murder is on the menu-served warm with muffins and lattes. Alene Baron has built more than a caf?-she's built a community. At Whipped & Sipped, customers linger over Ruthie's decadent-but-healthy desserts, children flock to Saturday story hour, and knitting groups craft blankets for refugee families. Alene prides herself on knowing her patrons so well she can often place a wholegrain blueberry muffin on the counter before the customer themselves knew they wanted it. But when her neighbor and close friend is murdered, Alene's cozy world begins to unravel. Suddenly, everyone she knows could be a suspect, and she starts noticing the smallest inconsistencies, furtive glances, and unexplained comings and goings around the caf?. With each clue and misstep, Alene pieces together a tangled web of secrets, realizing that danger may be closer than she ever imagined-and that her own family could be in the killer's sights. With her sharp eye for detail, wry sense of humor, and fierce devotion to her children, Alene steps into the role of amateur sleuth. But in a community where tempers flare over hot chocolate, grudges linger for years, and secrets hide beneath friendly smiles, finding the killer may prove harder than whipping up the perfect souffl?. Battered, the first in G.P. Gottlieb's Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series, is a delectable blend of mouthwatering recipes, quirky neighborhood drama, and page-turning suspense. Perfect for fans of culinary cozies, it's a tale where friendship, food, and murder are always on the menu....