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Dying for a Cupcake

By: Denise Swanson
Narrated by: Maia Guest
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When Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair hosts a cupcake contest at her five-and-dime store, she discovers that someone is just dying to win....

Kizzy Cutler finds it so delicious to be back in her hometown of Shadow Bend, Missouri, that she seems to have forgotten why she fled 20 years ago. For now she's excited to kick off her new line of cupcakes with a competition, which Dev has agreed to host in her shop. But before the first yummy cupcake is even baked, Kizzy's assistant, Fallon, dies from a mysterious ailment. While the medical examiner attempts to discover what killed Fallon, Kizzy declares that the show must go on. However after Kizzy escapes several near misses, Dev is convinced that someone in Shadow Bend has it in for the cupcake queen. Is the secret from her past so dark someone still wants to kill her for it? With a list of not-so-sweet suspects, Dev's in a race against the timer to solve the murder before someone else gets iced....

©2015 Denise Swanson Stybr (P)2015 Audible Inc. Amateur Sleuths Cozy Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction
Fun Adventure • Engaging Mystery • Cohesive Storyline • Entertaining Plot • Satisfying Read • Adorable Characters

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I enjoyed the forth novel of this series. It's a bit unrealistic that every single man in town is instantly in "like" with Dev. However, Swanson makes it work. I enjoyed this latest addition to the series and can't wait to see how it continues with the new twists and turns introduced.

Fun and Entertaining

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I enjoy this author, and the series. I liked the Chapters that were written from the point of view of Devereax's prospective beaus.

This reader captures Devereax's voice perfectly. And I did not solve the mystery before it was revealed!

I like this series!

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Devereaux's Dime Store is one of the locations being used for the Kizzy Cutler's Cupcake Competition in her original home town of Shadow Bend. When Kizzy's assistant is killed and there are a couple of attempts on Kizzy's life, Devereaux is determined to figure out what this is all about.

Well done audio version of the book.

Well-Done Story

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Cozy mystery in the chick-lit manner. Lots of female characters but some are a bit too shallow and stereotypical. Entertaining.

Cozy chick-lit mystery

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Once it started going it was a good story and entertaining.. this was my first read book in the series. I’ll read more soon

Good story

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