RECIPIES
A PEACH OF A
MURDER
A Fresh Baked Mystery
(A Fresh-Baked Mystery)
Signet, October 2006
ISBN: 0451219740
Paperback $6.99
A PEACH OF A MURDER introduces Phyllis Newsom and her friends, a group of retired
teachers, as they become involved in a series of murders centered around the annual Peach
Festival in the
PHYLLIS’S SPICY PEACH COBBLER
Murder
By The Slice
A Fresh Baked Mystery
(Second book in series)
Signet, October 2007
ISBN: 0451222504
Paperback $6.99
When October rolls around each year, many of the elementary schools in Texas put on carnivals run by their Parent-Teacher Organizations. And as retired teachers, Phyllis Newsom and her friends take a keen interest in everything that goes on involving the local schools. In fact, Carolyn Wilbarger, who is friends with one of the members of the PTO board for Oliver Loving Elementary School comes up with an idea for a baking contest to be held in conjunction with the school carnival. In addition to competing herself, Carolyn recruits several of her friends to enter the baking contest and talks Phyllis into entering, too. Of course, things don’t go smoothly . . .
PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA COOKIES
The Christmas Cookie Killer
A Fresh Baked Mystery
(Third book in series)
Nal Trade, September 30, 2008
ISBN: 9780451225344
Trade Paperback $14.00
Reprint- Signet Mass Market Paperback November 3, 2009 $6.99
Christmas comes to Weatherford, Texas, in this
delicious new entry in the national bestselling series.
Yuletide is here—and retired teacher cum amateur sleuth Phyllis Newsom looks forward
to finishing up this unlucky year. But she won’t be hanging up her apron just
yet—because this year’s Christmas bake-off is going to be cutthroat.
Phyllis would like to think she’s entering the Christmas cookie contest for the fun
of it—but that’s not exactly true. She can’t imagine anyone beating her
snowflake-shaped lime sugar cookies. Then, during her annual Christmas cookie exchange,
Phyllis heads over to the elderly Mrs. Simmons’s home and finds her dead, in a pile
of lime sugar cookies. But with a number of names on Santa’s naughty list, this case
may be a hard cookie to crumble.
Killer Crab Cakes
A Fresh Baked Mystery
(Fourth book in series)
Nal Trade, September 29, 2009
ISBN: 978-0451228369
Trade Paperback $14.00
Paperback Nov. 2010
When Phyllis's cousin asks her to look after her Oak
Knoll bed-and-breakfast for a few weeks, Phyllis jumps at the chance-mostly because the
inn is located close to the annual Rockport, Texas, Just Desserts competition. Determined
to beat her friendly rival and enjoy some peaceful downtime with her boyfriend Sam,
Phyllis concocts the ultimate sweet treat.
But Phyllis's holiday turns bitter when she and Sam discover a dead body-and all signs
point to murder. Dismayed that bad luck seems to pop up wherever she goes, Phyllis wants
to stay out of this one. But as the list of suspects gets too close for comfort, she
decides to throw herself into the mix. Because when it comes to solving murders, Phyllis
is one smart cookie.
THE PUMPKIN MUFFIN MURDER
(Fifth Fresh Baked Mystery)
Original title A CORNUCOPIA OF DEATH
November 2nd 2010 by NAL Trade
Trade Paperback, 304 pages
ISBN: 0451231325
(Isbn13: 9780451231321)
Phyllis is taking care of her grandson Bobby while her son Mike and daughter-in-law Sarah are out of town. Carolyn gets Phyllis involved in the harvest festival to be held in one of the city parks the Saturday before Thanksgiving. The purpose of the festival is to help feed the poor and homeless.
Much like the peach festival held in the summer, there are games and rides and craft displays, as well as food vendors, a Thanksgiving cooking contest, and of course murder.
THE
GINGERBREAD BUMP-OFF
Publisher: NAL Trade
October 26, 2011
Trade Paperback:
$14.00
ISBN-10: 0451234839
ISBN-13:
978-0451234834
The Christmas Jingle Bell Tour of Lights comes to Phyllis's house and murder rings the door.
Not only will Phyllis Newsom's house be featured in the annual
Christmas Jingle Bell Tour of Homes, she also has a Christmas Eve bridal shower and a New
Year's Eve wedding to bake goodies for. But like her tasty treats, she rises to the
occasion.
Before the tour gets under
way, Phyllis makes a gruesome discovery on her porch: someone has tried to kill her
friend. As Santa's naughty list gets longer, Phyllis tries to catch a half-baked killer.