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The Custard Corpses

M J Porter

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A delicious 1940s mystery. Birmingham, England, UK, 1943. While the whine of the air raid...

Historical Mystery

Pie Hard

Kirsten Weiss

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Business at the bakery may have slowed down, but Val Harris isn't about to eat humble pie--not until...

Fiction Mystery Cozy Mystery

Banana Cream Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #21)

Joanne Fluke

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A romantic seven-day cruise is the perfect start to bakery owner Hannah Swensen’s marriage....

Cozy mystery

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)

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Professor Hershel Layton—renowned archaeologist, puzzle-solver, and extraordinary gentleman—and...

Mystery Drama Music

Round Up the Unusual Suspects (A Babs Norman Hollywood Mystery #3)

Elizabeth Crowens

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Against the backdrop of WWII, no one expected to find a murdered stagehand on a Warner Brothers...

Historical Mystery

Winter Frost (Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery #2)

Lauren Carr

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It all started with a chance encounter in the city with Blair, his late wife. Chris Matheson and...

Murder Cold Case Mystery Crime Audiobook

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2662 KP) rated Serving Up the Truth in Books

Aug 17, 2026 (Updated Aug 17, 2026)

When a Frustrating Customer Gets Murdered

Amanda is known in her town for her smiles behind the deli counter of the local market. But even her patience is tried one day by a rude customer who ultimately buys nothing. But that night, the customer is killed and a family friend is arrested for the crime. Can Amanda figure out what really happened?

The writing took a couple of chapters to smooth out, but I get it, all the character introductions can be hard. Once we got into the mystery, it got much better. The mystery was solid, although I did figure a couple of things out early on the way to the logical climax. Amanda is a different series lead since she is happily married with two young adult children. I loved that difference and what it brought to the story. I’m glad I picked this book up and hope we get to visit Amanda again.