A Midsummer Night’s Fudge
During the Midsummer Night’s celebration, Allie decides to take her bichonpoo, Mal, home to spare her furry little ears from the sounds of fireworks. But on her way back, Allie spots a body in the lake. Is it a tourist or someone she knows?. Just minutes ago, Winona Higer was crowning the event’s Queen. Could the competition have really been that deadly?
While she ponders the mystery the next morning, Allie prepares her favorite dark chocolate cherry fudge recipe. But she’s soon recruited to sub for the late Winona and serve as parade float judge, among other duties. As she hears rumors and gossip and learns of mean pranks and threatening notes, her instincts kick in, despite her boyfriend, the cop’s disapproval. Now, between managing a new hire and keeping the tourists filled with fudge, she’s dealing with a case that’s boiling over.
The Details
Series: A Candy-Coated Mystery – Book #10
Author: Nancy Coco
Genre/Category: Cozy – Culinary/Hotel
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
ISBN: 1496735536
Page Count: 304
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The Review
Have you ever read a series that you enjoyed so much that you ordered Fudge from the businesses (or those that resemble the companies) mentioned in the books? A Midsummer Night’s Fudge will make you think about doing it or convince you it’s the right purchase to make. And I have to say, the fudge makers on Mackinac Island know what they are doing. You don’t have to be a tourist or on the Island during a celebration to enjoy this book or the fudge.
The tourist season is in full swing, and Allie is enjoying the midsummer night’s celebration, but after the celebrations queen is crowned, Allie finds a body, and things turn sour. Is it possible that a disgruntled contestant committed murder as revenge for losing, or is there something more to the body in the lake than meets the eye? Tourists flock to the island every year, but murder has a way of making people change their travel plans, and no amount of fudge will make a difference no matter how good it is. It’s up to Allie to find a killer before the tourist season is fudged.
The characters in this series always make me happy. I adore Allie, and her fudge, the hotel, and even the oftentimes odd summer celebrations make me want to visit, and having a bunch of tourists around doesn’t sound all that awful. The suspects are a small group, and most of the evidence points at one person(s) in particular, but the motive seems a bit too easy, and Allie isn’t buying it. There has to be more to the story!
There are plenty of twists and turns, with a good amount of misdirection. Once revealed, the killer seems to have been hiding in plain sight. The action isn’t non-stop, but there is enough to give readers a great adventure. Of course, the island’s history, the celebrations, tourists, and fudge will keep readers enthralled and happy for hours. A Midsummer Night’s Fudge is a delightfully tasty murder mystery with a plot that will make readers drool and a cast that will have them looking up vacation rentals on the Island. I am looking forward to the next installment in this series.
The Author
Nancy Coco AKA, Nancy J Parra AKA, Nell Hampton is the author of over 27 published novels which include five mystery series. Her writing has been called witty, and her protagonists plucky by reviewers around the world. Nancy is a member of Sisters in Crime and writes for the Killer Character Blog on the 8th of every month.
She is an Air Force veteran who rose to the rank of sergeant; Nancy is a member of an online group of female veterans called RomVets: Military Women Who Have Turned Sword to Pen (RomVets.com). She is also a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. Nancy lives in Oregon with a Bichonpoo affectionately known as “Little Dog.”
Other books from Nancy readers may want to grab include book nine from the “A Candy-Coated Mystery” series, Here Comes The Fudge, or from the A Matter of Hive and Death in the “An Oregon Honeycomb Mystery” series.
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