Tapas, Carrot Cake and A Corpse : A FREE Small-Town Culinary Cozy Mystery with Recipes

Sherri Bryan

May 2015 · The Charlotte Denver Cozy Mystery Series Book 1 · Sybden Publishing

About this ebook

What happens when small-town murder meets a big-hearted café owner?

In the coastal town of St Eves, there are three things you can always rely on. There's always tea in the pot, there's always cake, and gossip spreads through neighbourhoods faster than the local broadband.

But when a shocking crime disrupts the close-knit community, and café owner Charlotte becomes determined to restore peace to the town she loves, she reveals a hidden truth that points to a killer.

Small-town murder was never so calculated...

Get settled in your favourite reading spot to solve this novella-length cozy mystery with engaging characters, a little romance, and recipes to try for yourself.

This book is written using British English spelling and terminology, and doesn't contain any graphic violence, language, sex, or cliffhangers.

Ratings and reviews

The cozy side of things is reasonable, decent character work and setting. The mystery side is... rushed and forced. It's a shame. Perhaps it's the pacing, but the main character is pathologically uninvolved in the case until the very end, and then it becomes 'we know X, but we're not telling the reader!' in order to go for a big reveal instead. This would be a 3.5/5 but obviously the system doesn't allow that, especially due to (spoiler) 'let's wait 16 hrs to confront the killer rather than just going to get them right now'. That felt... Rough.

more! I enjoy this writers ability to paint a picture of village life and everyday life. a twist at the conclusion is always welcome to me

this book was great! I loved it and highly recommend it. The charactures are awesome, so much fun

About the author

Give me a cup of tea, a good book, and a comfortable chair, and I'm happy!

I grew up in the UK, never far away from an Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl book. These days, though, I live in Spain and read everything from women's fiction and romance to biographies and cookbooks to children's fiction and thrillers.

In 2015, I read my first cozy mystery and knew I'd found a genre I loved to read, and wanted to write in. At the time, that particular genre wasn't familiar to me although I soon found out that I'd loved 'Cozy Mysteries' for years, I just hadn't known that's what they were called!

When I'm not scribbling down ideas for new stories, or tapping away on my laptop, you'll most likely find me with my nose in a book, rustling up something experimental in the kitchen, or out with my rescue dog, George, who has me well and truly wrapped around his little paw.

I currently have two series; The Charlotte Denver Cozy Mystery Series and The Bliss Bay Village Mystery Series. If you've read and enjoyed my books, and would like to receive an early notification of new releases, discounts and other book-related news, please sign up to my Readers' Group at https://sherribryan.com.

Thank you, and happy reading!

Sherri.