Tide and Punishment

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This year, the holidays are bringing murder and mayhem in the third installment of this delightful cozy series! In the third book of the popular Seaside Cafe Mysteries, Tide and Punishment, it's not all Christmas sweets, tinsel, and wrapping paper. Everly Swan will have to follow a string of clues before it's too late-because no one dreams of a killer Christmas... It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop and cafe for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to run for mayor against her long-time nemesis. But when the other candidate turns up dead just before the first scheduled debate, all eyes turn to Fran as the suspect with the most obvious motive. As a rare blizzard threatens to bury all evidence, small-town holiday cheer turns to suspicion and the tension between Everly and the handsome Detective Grady Hays builds. Everly knows her sweet, elderly Aunt Fran couldn't have murdered anyone, but as she struggles to find the real killer, it begins to seem like this may be the last happy holiday her family will ever have. Can she tie this Christmas mystery up in a bow before it's too late This next book in Bree Baker's cozy mysteries will keep you guessing right up to the end! INCLUDES DELICIOUS FOOD AND DRINK RECIPES

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"This is a food- and tea-filled story, but Baker never loses sight of moving the mystery plot forward and providing ample opportunities for fans to catch up with the engaging series cast." - Booklist
"I've said before that I want to live in Charm, and that's still the case...I love the cookie baking, delivery service, gnome "issues," tea drinking, Christmas celebrating, and mystery solving in Tide and Punishment. " - Christy's Cozy Corner

Author Bio

BREE BAKER is a Midwestern writer, obsessed with small-town hijinks, sweet tea, and the sea. Bree is a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, and RWA.