Apple Cider Slaying
By (Author) Julie Anne Lindsey
Thorndike Press
Thorndike Press
21st October 2020
Large Print Edition
United States
General
Fiction
Cookery / food and drink / food writing
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Paperback
Width 137mm, Height 213mm
Apples are at the core of the family business run by Winona Mae Montgomery and her Granny Smythe. But this year's crop is unseasonably ripe with murder . . .
ONE ROTTEN APPLE
Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is home to Smythe Orchards, Winnie and her Granny's beloved twenty-five-acre farm and family business. But any way you slice it, it's struggling. That's why they're trying to drum up business with the "First Annual Christmas at the Orchard," a good old-fashioned holiday festival with enough delicious draw to satisfy apple-picking locals and cider-loving tourists alike--until the whole endeavor takes a sour turn when the body of Nadine Cooper, Granny's long-time, grudge-holding nemesis, is found lodged in the apple press. Now, with Granny the number one suspect, Winnie is hard-pressed to prove her innocence before the real killer delivers another murder . . .
"The characters are delightful . . . Plenty of action and suspense."
--RT Book Reviews on Murder in Real Time
Includes Recipes!
"Readers will appreciate the good will of Lindsey's characters in this warmly written, cider-centric cozy series launch."
--Kirkus Reviews
"An absolute delight!... A thoroughly inhabited, well-written story! The characters are multi-dimensional, and the attention to detail makes it feel like I'm reading about real people and events. Winnie, especially, is easy to relate to. Julie Ann Lindsey's love for West Virginia also shines through, making for a transporting and totally engrossing read."
--Criminal Element
Julie Anne Lindsey is a multi-genre author who writes the stories that keep her up at night. When she's not creating new worlds and organizing the epic adventures of fictional characters, Julie can be found carpooling her three kids around Northeastern Ohio and plotting with her shamelessly enabling friends. Today, she hopes to make someone smile. One day she plans to change the world. Julie is a member of the International Thriller Writers, Romance Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime. Visit her online at www.JulieAnneLindsey.com.