RECIPIES FROM THE BOOKS
A PEACH OF A
MURDER
A Fresh Baked Mystery
(A Fresh-Baked Mystery)
Signet, October 2006
ISBN: 0451219740
Paperback $6.99
A PEACH OF A MURDER introduces Phyllis Newsom and her friends, a group of retired
teachers, as they become involved in a series of murders centered around the annual Peach
Festival in the
PHYLLIS’S SPICY PEACH COBBLER
Murder By The
Slice
A Fresh Baked Mystery
(Second book in series)
Signet, October 2007
ISBN: 0451222504
Paperback $6.99
When October rolls around each year, many of the elementary schools in Texas put on carnivals run by their Parent-Teacher Organizations. And as retired teachers, Phyllis Newsom and her friends take a keen interest in everything that goes on involving the local schools. In fact, Carolyn Wilbarger, who is friends with one of the members of the PTO board for Oliver Loving Elementary School comes up with an idea for a baking contest to be held in conjunction with the school carnival. In addition to competing herself, Carolyn recruits several of her friends to enter the baking contest and talks Phyllis into entering, too. Of course, things don’t go smoothly . . .
PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA COOKIES
The Christmas Cookie Killer
A Fresh Baked Mystery
(Third book in series)
Nal Trade, September 30, 2008
ISBN: 9780451225344
Trade Paperback $14.00
Reprint- Signet Mass Market Paperback November 3, 2009 $6.99
Christmas comes to Weatherford, Texas, in this delicious new entry in
the national bestselling series.
Yuletide is here—and retired teacher cum amateur sleuth Phyllis Newsom looks forward
to finishing up this unlucky year. But she won’t be hanging up her apron just
yet—because this year’s Christmas bake-off is going to be cutthroat.
Phyllis would like to think she’s entering the Christmas cookie contest for the fun
of it—but that’s not exactly true. She can’t imagine anyone beating her
snowflake-shaped lime sugar cookies. Then, during her annual Christmas cookie exchange,
Phyllis heads over to the elderly Mrs. Simmons’s home and finds her dead, in a pile
of lime sugar cookies. But with a number of names on Santa’s naughty list, this case
may be a hard cookie to crumble.
Killer Crab Cakes
A Fresh Baked Mystery
(Fourth book in series)
Nal Trade, September 29, 2009
ISBN: 978-0451228369
Trade Paperback $14.00
When Phyllis's cousin asks her to
look after her Oak Knoll bed-and-breakfast for a few weeks, Phyllis jumps at the
chance-mostly because the inn is located close to the annual Rockport, Texas, Just
Desserts competition. Determined to beat her friendly rival and enjoy some peaceful
downtime with her boyfriend Sam, Phyllis concocts the ultimate sweet treat.
But Phyllis's holiday turns bitter when she and Sam discover a dead body-and all signs
point to murder. Dismayed that bad luck seems to pop up wherever she goes, Phyllis wants
to stay out of this one. But as the list of suspects gets too close for comfort, she
decides to throw herself into the mix. Because when it comes to solving murders, Phyllis
is one smart cookie.