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Book Review
Reviewed: 22 October 2025

At Death's Dough

by: Mindy Quigley

Deep Dish Mystery - Book 5

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Here comes the Gangsters of Geneva Bay tour...

Geneva Bay is looking to increase tourists during the shoulder season and thinks a Gangsters of Geneva Bay tour is the answer, with various shop owners leaning into the gangster past of their buildings. While Deliah may be dating an Al Capone descendant, the restaurant is housed in a building once owned by Rocco Guanciale, a local gangster. With Calvin (Capone)'s aversion to highlighting the Capone past, Deliah (and Son) finds herself between a rock and a hard place that only gets worse.

While a good story, this one is my least favorite in the series. I'm not sure why. Maybe it is because of so much emphasis on the town's gangster history, or because there was not a lot of interaction with some of my favorite characters. This book felt like a bridge to something bigger, new, different, but like maybe it could have been book 4.5 instead of book 5.

That being said, Deliah and her crew were entertaining as always, and the story was well written. The heavier lean into history was done well. We were treated to further character development that I hope gets expanded upon in upcoming stories.  And of course, I cannot forget, Butterball!  

Despite this entry not being a favorite, I am looking forward to the next adventure.

Thank you #NetGalley and #MinotaurBooks for the opportunity to do an early read and share my thoughts on the story. 

Happy Reading!

Release Date: 28-October-2025
Cozy Mystery, Food Mystery, NetGalley, Female-Led

Plot Summary

The next book in the delectable Deep Dish Mystery series by Mindy Quigley, set in a Wisconsin pizzeria.

It’s February in the ritzy lakeside resort town of Geneva Bay, Wisconsin, and love is in the air. Pizza chef Delilah O’Leary is gearing up to celebrate her first Valentine’s Day with hunky police detective Calvin Capone, great-grandson of the infamous Chicago mobster. But their romance is put on ice when a shocking discovery plunges them into a century-old crime with ties to Capone’s notorious forefather.

As old secrets surface, Delilah realizes that nearly everyone in town—from Capone’s cagey cousin to her own quirky customers—has something to hide. With the pressure mounting and the past closing in, Delilah must help Capone follow a trail of clues that could lead them to a priceless treasure... or into a deadly trap. Can Delilah serve up justice before history repeats itself? Or will she and Capone end up sleeping with the anchovies?