Praise for the Baker Street Mysteries by Valerie Burns
“Snappy dialogue, a well-drawn supporting cast and an irresistible canine companion all add delicious flavor. Gulp this book down or savor it, but consuming it will guarantee a sustained sugar high.” —The New York Times Book Review on Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
“Burns proves that a girl and her mastiff can’t be defeated.” —Kirkus Reviews on Murder is a Piece of Cake
“A lively series launch, with an edgier heroine than the baking-framed novels by Jenn McKinlay and Joanne Fluke.” —Booklist on Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
“For fans of cozy mysteries, bakeries, and dogs!” —Bookriot, Most Anticipated Mysteries of the Year, on Murder is a Piece of Cake
“Everyone is a suspect in Valerie Burns’s entertaining new mystery, filled with surprising twists, suspicious characters and a mastiff named Baby who will win your heart. Top that off with humor and delicious recipes and you have a delight of a cozy.” —Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of A Fatal Glow on Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
“A sweet read.” —Criminal Element on Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
“Books, dogs and food — and a well-structured sense of fun — connect almost all of Valerie Burns’s cozy mysteries.” —Sarah Weinman, The New York Times
“A great start to a series that is part poignant, part humorous, and part suspenseful while introducing a wonderful, new, African American heroine.” —First Clue Newsletter on Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
“A Navy brat inherits a bakery in rural Michigan. Madison Montgomery carries all the baggage of a typical cozy heroine…Less common for the genre, Maddy is Black, and she’s young enough to document her life on Instagram.” —Kirkus Reviews on Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
“All you need to read is the first chapter, and you will be enamored with Maddy Madison and the #hilarity that ensues. From this first chapter until the end, I could not put this book down, quickly becoming a page-turner as I had to know who was doing what to whom. This well-written and fast-paced whodunit kept me immersed in every minute detail in the reading of this drama.” —Dru’s Book Musings on Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
“I love Maddy, her fashionista, social-media lifestyle, and how she continues to integrate that into small-town life with her beloved English mastiff, Baby.” —Criminal Element on Murder is a Piece of Cake
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