Killer Brownies

Sea Glass Beach Mysteries, Book 1

De: Amelia Pine

Narrado por: Bobbie Gentili

Meet Paige: professional milliner, amateur baker and… detective? When a beloved internet food personality is murdered, bridal boutique milliner Paige Andrews must don her detective hat. Can she uncover the truth before it’s too late or will the real killer serve her a slice of danger?

Welcome to Sea Glass Beach, California, where sunshine and surf hide dark secrets beneath the waves. Paige has her perfect new beginning—a quaint cottage, a thriving design career and a vulnerable rescue beagle. But when a famous internet food personality is murdered, she finds herself caught in a web of deadly intrigue, with her friend Abby as the prime suspect.

With humor, determination, and a dash of style, Paige and her group of quirky friends race against time to uncover the truth.

Bonus recipes included!

©2024 Amelia Pine (P)2025 Amelia Pine

Perfect Cozy Beach Mystery

This was a lovely book. Sea Glass Beach is the kind of place I’d like to visit again. I could practically smell the salt in the air. We had a delightful main cast with fun personalities. The town had some interesting folks who I’m interested in seeing what they are up to next.
The puzzle was really good! I wasn’t sure who did it but things came together very nicely.
If you like cozy mysteries definitely check this one out. Thank you to the author for a review copy of this to listen to.

Surf and Cozy Mystery with Hats

"Killer Brownies (A Sea Glass Beach Mystery #1)" by Amelia Pine is set in Sea Glass Beach, California and follows Paige Andrews as she and her dinner club group investigate the death of cooking influencer Justin Thyme. She's doing all this while trying to juggle her busy schedule working as a bridal millinery designer and new dog mom.

The mystery did keep me guessing. There were several potential suspects. Each of the suspects had a good motive for anger and benefit from Justin's passing. There was one person in particular I kept focusing on but I'm not totally sure why, maybe gut instinct after binging cozy mystery books for a little over a year.

I'm excited to see where this series goes. I say this partly because the millinery aspect is interesting to me. I've done a little myself while in school and I find it interesting what books like this include. The recipes sounded delicious as well. I may have to try some of the tips that were mentioned.

Update note after listening to audiobook:

This narrator does a great job at making each character unique. There's a different tone or accent for each character and they stay consistent. They brought the characters and book to life.

Wonderful start of a new series

Killer Brownie is the first in the Sea Glass Beach mystery series by Amelia Pine. Paige Andrews is a mid-30’s milliner and amateur baker who with her friends (the Beachside Dining Club) enjoy an idyllic life in a CA beach town. After a controversial internet chef is found dead, one of Paige’s friends is implicated and another is attacked, the Paige and the dining club friend decide to investigate the murder. It’s a great collection of characters who care for and help each other. With the descriptions of the scenes I felt like I was right there with them. The narration by Bobbie Gentili was excellent. She created unique voices, accents, tones etc for all the characters that were perfect for their descriptions. Her performance brought the characters and story to life. I’m looking forward to listening to the next book in the series.

A wonderful listen

I'm sure the rest of the series will be fun as the protagonist moves forward in new adventures and opportunities to solve mysteries with her friends.

I found this to be a very enjoyable read. The author did a great job with the story and character development. The characters were easy to like and there is also a big variety of suspects. Paige is a very intriguing character. She has a happy life, a dog she adores, a wonderful garden and is very creative in her desgns as well as her baking. In fact her baking was what got her involved in the first place. A murder victim found with her killer brownies. This caused Paige and her friends to become amateur detectives. The way they all worked together to solve the murder was very interesting. The descriptions of all the homes and food was incredible. This is truly a cozy mystery that will keep you turning the pages. Paige and her friends will entertain you from start to finish.

Cozy story, well read

Good narration and easy listening for this fun mystery. Well written and enjoyable! If you enjoy cozy mysteries you’ll love this.