Apple Pie and Arsenic: A Small Town Culinary Cozy Mystery

C. A. Phipps

Nov 2023 · Maple Lane Mysteries Book 1 · Cheryl Phipps

About this ebook

A killer pie. A meddling ex. One sassy cat who smells trouble.

Maddie never expected to win the apple pie contest and trip over her friend’s body at the Spring Festival. Now, thanks to a trail of suspicious evidence, she’s the prime suspect.

With the clock ticking and the sheriff’s department breathing down her neck—led by her infuriatingly handsome ex—Maddie must clear her name before she’s serving time instead of pie.

Good thing she’s got her ride-or-die friends, a tight-knit small-town squad, and a whisk-wielding determination. Add in one sharp-eyed, sassy cat who’s always underfoot, and Maddie’s on a recipe for uncovering secrets someone desperately wants to keep buried.

But the deeper she digs, the more danger bubbles to the surface… and the next victim could be her.

If you love Murder, She Wrote and culinary cozies sprinkled with humor, heart, and a dash of danger, you’ll devour the Maple Lane Mysteries.

The Maple Lane Mysteries

Sugar and Sliced - Maple Lane Prequel

Book 1 Apple Pie and Arsenic

Book 2 Bagels and Blackmail

Book 3 Cookies and Chaos

Book 4 Doughnuts and Disaster

Book 5 Eclairs and Extortion

Book 6 Fudge and Frenemies 

Book 7 Gingerbread and Gunshots

Book 8 Honey Cake and Homicide - out now!

Ratings and reviews

A smart person is not someone who reads a lot but someone who understands a lot from what they read. An avid reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. A person who never reads books lives only one life. Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood. For some people, books make their lives fuller. For others, books are just to fill the shelves. Anyone who reads a book and only knows what is written in the book is only half using the book. Books expand the human mind, making it deeper and brighter.

such a wonderful book, was an intriguing story i just couldn't put down also made me very hungry. looking forward to reading the next 📖.

I Love this entire SERIES!!! I seriously can't get enough and happened to pick up the first book while on a cruise and now I can't stop reading them! I so appreciate these mysteries! There is a bit of detail to get through, but it's SO worth it!

About the author

C. A. Phipps is a USA Today best-selling author from beautiful New Zealand. Cheryl lives in a quiet suburb with her wonderful husband, whom she married the moment she left school (yes, they were high school sweethearts). With an extended family to keep her busy when she's not writing, there is just enough space for a crazy mixed-breed dog who stole her heart! She enjoys spending time with family, baking, and her quest for the perfect latte.