Reviewed: 29 September 2023

Rough and Crumble

by: Emma Ainsley

Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries - Book 3

Rating: (3.5/5)

How strange would it be to discover that after being in a vehicle accident only to find that occupant of the other vehicle had long since passed?

Oh my, this story packed a lot. We get to meet some new characters while Maggie and the Dogwood Donut family try to solve a murder.

The bus of witnesses provide some comic relief.

There is a strange man that I am glad doesn't stick around and we meet Gretchen the new owner of Maggie's childhood home. She is turning it into a bed and breakfast.

I enjoyed this book so much, onto the next!

Happy Reading!

Release Date: 2-December-2021

Cozy Mystery, Food Mystery, Female Sleuth

Plot Summary

Looks can be deceiving...
When an accident is actually a murder.
Amateur sleuth and proud owner of Dogwood Donuts, Maggie Sharpe, was gearing up for the holidays and having just another normal day in charming southern Missouri, when an unfortunate accident occurred in front of her shop in the wee hours of the morning. When a bus full of elderly potential witnesses on their way to a Christmas event puts out a distress call, Maggie feels obligated to find some answers.

She discovers that what she thought was an accident was actually a murder, which makes things anything but jolly in Dogwood Mountain. Maggie dives right into investigating the strange event and just when she’s certain that she’s found all the answers she’d been looking for, information is uncovered that might just lead back to someone whom she’s invited into her life and her shop.

Dealing with a crime that hits way too close to home, especially during the holidays, wasn’t at all what Maggie had expected, but she’s determined to see it through so that she can enjoy the season and get back to making her Brownie Crumble donuts.

Will she solve the crime and save the day before it’s too late?
Find out in this delicious holiday Cozy Mystery!