MURDER GONE A-RYE (BAKER’S TREAT MYSTERY, BOOK #2) BY NANCY J PARRA: BOOK REVIEW

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4 star rating
Murder Gone A-Rye
A Baker’s Treat Mystery, Book #2
By Nancy J Parra
ISBN# 9780425252444
Author’s Website: http://www.nancyjparra.com/

Brought to you by OBS reviewer Kim

murder-gone-a-rye-baker-treat-mystery-nancy-j-parraI gave this a 4 star rating because it was funny, cute with a little bit of murder and sweets thrown in. Although this is the second in the series, it can be a stand alone read but after reading this you are going to want to read the first one.

Toni Holmes is an amazing person with a big heart, especially for friends and family. Toni moved back to Oiltop, Kansas and started a gluten-free bakery. Business is going well and with Thanksgiving in a few days, she has her hands full but unfortunately her hands are about to get fuller.

What’s a girl to do with a feisty Grandmother and Aunt who are up in years but act like teenagers? Every time Toni turns around they are in trouble or Grandma Ruth is in jail.

When her Grandma Ruth gets in trouble, she really gets in trouble. Grandma has been arrested for the murder of her arch-enemy Lois Striker and it doesn’t get any better. When Toni’s grandma starts investigating the murder, breaking into courthouses and getting arrested everything gets turned upside down. Grandma Ruth, although advanced in age, her mind works faster than her body and it doesn’t help that Grandma Ruth used to be an investigative reporter and thinks she can still do the job.

Toni doesn’t want to get involved but when grandma gets hurt, broken leg, broken arm and a moose egg on her noggin, she doesn’t have a choice. There is someone out to hurt her and her family and Toni is not going to let them get away with it.

Why are they trying to hurt them and how do you stop someone or something you don’t understand?

The clues come and go but reading them correctly is the thing and reading the clues wrong could result in Grandma Ruth being sent up for murder and a family member dying or Toni herself.

Why would something in the 70’s result in the death of Lois and the attempts on those she loved? Well it takes one small mistake and one unlikely hero to finally figure it out. Nothing is ever what it seems.

Included in this are gluten-free recipes for sweets, Yum and who doesn’t like sweets. Not me I love them. I do believe you will enjoy this and I am definitely going to get the first book so enjoy coffee and sweets while you read this.