The Gingerbread Bump-Off

By Livia J. Washburn

Book Overview

This Christmas, a killer's serving up a trayful of trouble in a new holiday Fresh Baked Mystery.

As Christmas approaches in Weatherford, Texas, Phyllis Newsom is decorating her house in preparation for the Jingle Bell Tour. The last thing she expects is that one of her ceramic gingerbread men will be used to commit murder....

When her friend Georgia Hallerbee asks Phyllis to have her house featured in the annual Christmas Jingle Bell Tour of Homes, Phyllis is equally flattered and flustered. She already has a bridal shower on Christmas Eve and a wedding on New Year's Eve to prepare for, and she's been baking gingerbread cookies like they're going out of style. But like her tasty treats, she rises to the occasion.

Before the tour can even get under way, Phyllis hears a crash on her front porch and makes a gruesome discovery. Someone has broken a decorative gingerbread man over Georgia's head. Santa's naughty list just got longer--and with the police baffled, it's up to Phyllis to catch a half-baked killer...

Includes recipes

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451235916
• ISBN13: 9780451235916
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Obsidian Mysteries
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.5" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Terrible

I caught up on 3 of my tried and true book series so I was shopping around for a new great series to start on. I found this one and thought it was quirky that the author lives in my town and was mentioning all of the towns in the area. Well, it turns out that is a huge annoyance. The Texas Speak is at best, exaggerated and over the top. Yes, I'm native Texas. So I'm not enjoying it but I decide that maybe if I just push through and get to the kill off, it will pick up and who knows, I'll love it by the end. Page 36, she insults homeschool parents. Done! I am one of those parents. I hope I don't run into her at Walmart.

The Fresh Baked Mysteries Series is a delightful set of books. Especially if you are a Texas born

It takes place all over Texas at interesting locales which bring back memories. And of course there is always a murder to solve