Killer Donuts - (Deputy Donut Mystery) by Ginger Bolton (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

It's fall in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, and Emily Westhill, owner of the popular local Deput Donut Café is on a trail--a Donut Trail, that is--to tour pre-Halloween treats and activities, not to mention check out the competition. It's all fun and games, until a murder that's no trick . . .

Emily and her friends Izzy and Monique are traveling the Donut Trail in style in Deputy Donut's vintage, donut-topped car. With them are Emily's cat, Dep, and Monique's tiny dog, Gigi. Amid the spectacular fall foliage they stop at an orchard that includes a bistro and a vast corn maze. But while sampling some apple cider, they find that not everyone shares their friendly, festive mood . . .

A cranky tourist not only scolds them for bringing their pets, but she also says she hates dogs--with cats a close second. No matter, Emily and company, their pets leashed, go off to enter the maze. But soon, boisterous teens barge in, wreaking havoc, tossing pumpkins, uprooting cornstalks--and attempting a dog-snatching . . .

As everyone scrambles to regroup, it turns out the dog-hating woman is missing. And when her dead body is finally discovered--with Gigi's hair ribbon in her pocket--Emily and her friends are the top suspects. To clear their names, they'll have to throw a killer off their trail while diving even deeper into a dangerous labyrinth of clues . . .

About the Author

Ginger Bolton is the pseudonym of an Agatha-nominated cozy mystery author. She is the author of the Deputy Donut Mystery series and is very fond of donuts, coffee, and coffee shops that encourage patrons to linger and chat. Ginger lives in a rural area surrounded by cozy villages. When she isn't reading, writing, or daydreaming while gazing out windows, she walks her dogs, plays an electric piano (she uses earphones so as not to frighten the wildlife), creates minor disasters in her kitchen, and occasionally takes part in local amateur theater productions, which, intended or not, become comedies. Visit her online at GingerBolton.com.