Scones and Sconundrels

By Ethan Zaid

Baking the perfect scone is an exact science. Covering up a murder is a recipe for disaster.

Clara Evans loves two things: the warm, butter-scented air of her bakery, Crust & Crumbs, and the quiet coastal life of Maplewood Cove. But her peaceful sanctuary is threatened when Arthur Pendelton, the town's universally despised health inspector, vows to shut her down over trumped-up code violations.

Clara's day goes from bad to worse when she walks into her cooling pantry and finds Arthur bludgeoned to death-face-down in a platter of her prize-winning wild blueberry scones.

When the local sheriff quickly arrests Clara's chaotic but sweet assistant, Daisy, Clara knows she has to take matters into her own flour-dusted hands. Armed with her baker's intuition and a keen eye for details, Clara discovers that Arthur was running a massive blackmail ring. From a snooty rival French pastry chef to the town's own Mayor, half of Maplewood Cove had a motive to silence the inspector.

With the real killer desperately trying to cover their tracks and a little black ledger holding all the town's darkest secrets, Clara must sift through the red herrings to catch the culprit... before she becomes the next target.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQXVLP24
• ISBN13: 9798250254939
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"