Sugar and Vice - (Cookie House Mystery) by Eve Calder (Paperback)

About the Book

"Kate McGuire has a lot on her dessert plate. She's launching a cookie-of-the-day challenge in the heart of Coral Cay, providing sweet treats for the reception of the town's handsome new veterinarian--not to mention dealing with tourists in town for a pirate festival and the surprise arrival of her former fiancâe, Evan, who seems determined to win her back. And if that's not enough, a skeleton has been discovered--in the backyard of her best friend Maxi's floral shop. Could the remains belong to Sir George Bly, the legendary pirate founder of Coral Cay? Or is something more sinister afoot? This time, Kate will need every trick in her recipe book to help Maxi find the truth, before the last of the cookies crumble..."--Page 4 of cover.

Book Synopsis

In Eve Calder's Sugar and Vice, things are heating up at the Cookie House when star pastry chef and amateur sleuth Kate McGuire finds herself in the midst of a shocking murder mystery.

OUT OF THE OVEN
Lately, Kate has a lot on her dessert plate. She's launching a cookie-of-the-day challenge in the heart of Coral Cay, providing sweet treats for the reception of the town's handsome new veterinarian--not to mention dealing with tourists in town for a pirate festival and the surprise arrival of her former fiancé, Evan, who seems determined to win her back.

AND INTO THE FIRE
And if that's not enough, a skeleton has been found--in the backyard behind her best friend Maxi's floral shop. Kate knows Maxi could never hurt a fly. Maybe the remains belong to Sir George Bly, a long-dead pirate whose name has become urban legend--until now? It's time for Kate to use every trick in the recipe book to prove Maxi's innocence, and find the truth about the skeleton, before the last of the cookies crumble...

Praise for the Cookie House mystery series:

"Delightful...memorable...satisfying."--Booklist

"Marvelous." --Fresh Fiction

Review Quotes

"A well-told story with richly drawn characters." - Booklist on Sugar and Vice

Praise for Eve Calder:

"This delightful cozy has memorable characters...and a satisfying plot twist." - Booklist

"Eve Calder does a marvelous job at both character development as well as capturing the charm of Coral Cay." - Fresh Fiction

About the Author

A Florida native, Eve Calder contends that cookies always taste better when you eat them at the beach. She is the author of the Cookie House Mystery series, including And Then There Were Crumbs and Sugar and Vice.