Reviewed: 11 October 2023

Sugar Plum Poisoned

by: Jenn McKinley

A Cupcake Bakery Mystery - Book 15

Rating: (4/5)

The Fairytale Cupcakes gang is back! Baking up delicious cupcakes in time for the holidays. The season would not be complete without Mel and Angie solving a murder. Bonus Marty twerks!

Angie & Mel are back for another “sweet” mystery. It has been a bit since we’ve seen them. Angie and Tate now have a daughter.

Mama Angie is in full force both figuratively and literally when a friend from her LA days comes to town for a series of holiday concerts. This was such a fun read with Marty twerking in a Santa Suit, the Brothers helping out and such. I was glad to see that Oz was still around despite continuing to work at an area resort.

While they did go off investigating they seemed a bit more responsible in their actions. Learning a bit more of Angie's back story was cool.

I did figure out the who early, I didn't care. I enjoyed going along for the adventure. Quick read with delicious sounding cupcakes, a murder mystery, The Brothers, and lots of family. It was so nice, I just might read it twice.

Happy Reading!

Release Date: 10-October-2023

Cozy Mystery, Audiobook, Food Mystery, Female Sleuth

Plot Summary

It's Christmastime, and this holiday season, things are heating up for the bakers at Fairy Tale Cupcakes, in the newest Cupcake Bakery Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.

When up-and-coming singing sensation Shelby Vaughn arrives in town for two weeks of concert dates, she hires her old friend Angie and the rest of the bakery crew to supply cupcakes for the VIP guest lounge every night.

After overhearing Shelby in a heated argument with her manager, Mel is concerned, but she and the crew decide to make the best of their time working with the star. Just as the bakers fall into the rhythm of the job, Shelby's manager is found dead, clutching a bit of fabric from a Santa suit and a cupcake. With the bakery crew and Shelby's backup dancers all dressed in similar Santa costumes, it's impossible to say who is the killer. When all suspicions lead back to Shelby, Mel and Angie stand up for their friend, determined to prove her innocence before she's frosted for a crime she didn't commit.