“Maple Hills is a quiet community where the upstanding members sit around holding hands and watching Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood all day and forget that every word Denforth wrote about them was backed up with hard evidence.”
Nikki is a
42-year-old woman, running from a brutal divorce. She moves to the small town
of Maple Hills and opens a chocolate shop. A former investigative journalist
and her father worked in the FBI, mysteries and following leads are in her blood.
Nikki is
quite relatable. To ease her mind, she decides to “make myself some hot chocolate and read a good mystery.”
Shortly after
leaving her store on opening day, a man, Steven Denforth, is killed in what
appears to be a hit-and-run.
Surprisingly,
Denforth, who owned a local newspaper, was hated by most of the town. Those whose
names have been smeared by Denforth were happy to see him go.
But who
went as far to kill him?
“I believe the murder involves this town and everyone in it,
including me…I have to investigate this murder to protect myself.”
Nikki gets
her investigative skills up and running almost instantly and starts to dig in. She’s
creative, quick-on-her-feet, and fun to watch as she unravels this mystery.
There are many memorable, or highlight-worthy lines and statements in the book. Here's one:
“A criminal mind is like fire, never satisfied and always hungry and very clever at lies.”
Raspberry
Truffle Murder is a
short and quick cozy mystery. At 175 pages, I finished it in a couple of sittings.
Overall rating for Raspberry Truffle Murder by Wendy Meadows, 3.5-4 stars.
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