A Batter of Life and Death

De: Ellie Alexander

Narrado por: Dina Pearlman

Duración: 7 h y 45 m

Resumen del Editor

Welcome to Torte - a small-town family bakeshop where the coffee is hot, the muffins are fresh, and the cakes are definitely to die for....

It's autumn in Ashland, Oregon, - 'tis the season for a spiced hot apple cider with a serving (or two) of Torte's famous peach cobbler. It's also the perfect time for Jules Capshaw to promote her family's beloved bake shop by competing in The Pastry Channel's reality show, Take the Cake. The prize is $25,000. But as Jules quickly learns, some people would kill for that kind of dough. Literally.

Then, just as Jules dusts off her Bavarian Chocolate Cake recipe and cinches up her apron, the corpse of a fellow contestant is discovered - death by buttercream. What began as a fun, tasteful televised adventure has morphed into something of a true-crime detective show for Jules and everybody else on set. Who could have killed Chef Marco, and why? Can Jules sift out the killer before someone else gets burned?

the killer before someone else gets burned?

©2015 Kate Dyer-Seeley (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Very good

I enjoyed this book very much. I plan to begin to listen to book 3.

Great Series!

Such a fun book series! If you love cooking and a good murder mystery, check these books out!

Perfect Cozy Mystery

Well developed characters with a flowing storyline. I look forward to more stories in this series.

Great read and even better listen!

Overall I’d give this book 4.5 stars because it’s a well-written, light-hearted bakeshop mystery. It has a hint of approaching romance that draws you the next book in the series. If you’re looking for something that not too in-depth, but satisfying you will enjoy book one and book two (this one). The storyline is somewhat predictable, but not so much that you will guess “Who did it?”.

Enjoying the series but...

I'm enjoying the series but it's hard to hear "Willamette" Valley mispronounced by a character that lives in Oregon! (I lived there for a decade). It's will-am-et and not will-uh-met.

Loved the story, narrator sounds angry and condescending

I enjoyed the story, but narrator sounded angry. Did not like narrator at all and she took away from the story. I found myself having to listen around the voice of the narrator and her interpretation of the book. As I worked through the overt condescending tone of the narrator, I realized I shouldn't have to work this hard to listen to and enjoy this story.

Best Bakeshop Series!!

I am addicted to Ellie Alexander’s bakeshop mystery books. I’m currently on the 8th book now 😊

So full-bodied!

This series develops beautifully. Each book will intrigue u more. Continue, fall into the warmth, and more

Love Ellie’s books!

Thank you! Great style! Well written! Very captivating and well developed characters! Takes me home to Oregon!

Fun Whodunit in a Bake Shop

Set in Ashland, Oregon, the story is about Jules Capshaw and her family's bakeshop, Torte and how they will, hopefully manage to keep things running, with some major upgrades (including replacing an industrial oven) are needed. When the opportunity to compete in a national competition hosted by The Pastry Channel’s show, Jules decides to enter. But when one of the competing baker's is murdered, all bets are off . . . until Jules decides to hunt for the killer herself. Great fun in a cozy mystery.