Book Details
Title: The Candy Cane Caper
(A Mystery With Recipes)
Series: Sadie Hoffmiller #13
Author: Josi S. Kilpack
Genres: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary
Series: Sadie Hoffmiller #13
Author: Josi S. Kilpack
Genres: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary
Format: Paperback•
Pages: 305
Published: October 1, 2019
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Published: October 1, 2019
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
***I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy from the publisher.
All opinions are my own***
Book Summary
This Christmas, Sadie Hoffmiller Cunningham is making a list and checking it twice. For the first time since she and Pete married five years ago, their combined families are gathering for the holidays in Fort Collins, Colorado, for a party that would make Santa and Mrs. Claus proud.
She just has to bake the famous Cunningham Candy Cane Cake, make sure the looming snowstorm doesn't derail everyone's travel plans, and oh, yes, solve one teensy-tiny mystery before the big day.
At ninety-four and nearly blind, Mary, Sadie's friend and neighbor, knows this will be her last Christmas. When Sadie learns that someone has stolen antique Christmas ornaments from Mary's tree, she vows to find the thief, no matter what. The ornaments had been appraised at more than $40,000, but they were worth even more to Mary, who had intended to bequeath them to her great-granddaughter, Joy, as a final gift.
She just has to bake the famous Cunningham Candy Cane Cake, make sure the looming snowstorm doesn't derail everyone's travel plans, and oh, yes, solve one teensy-tiny mystery before the big day.
At ninety-four and nearly blind, Mary, Sadie's friend and neighbor, knows this will be her last Christmas. When Sadie learns that someone has stolen antique Christmas ornaments from Mary's tree, she vows to find the thief, no matter what. The ornaments had been appraised at more than $40,000, but they were worth even more to Mary, who had intended to bequeath them to her great-granddaughter, Joy, as a final gift.
With Pete in Arizona wrapping up a case of his own, it's up to Sadie to question the residents of Nicholas House, where Mary lives, and deduce who had the means and the motive to steal heirloom ornaments during what should be the most wonderful time of the year.
When stories of other thefts surface, Sadie feels like she's creating a "naughty" list that could rival Santa's. Identifying the thief, recovering the ornaments, and restoring them to Mary's tree in time will take a Christmas miracle—and maybe a few extra-special cookies.
My Review
I was so excited when I found out there would be a new Sadie Hoffmiller book. I absolutely love this series and it felt like going home to visit an old friend.
Once again we find Sadie being Sadie, involved with helping others and trying her best to make everything perfect for family and friends. Of course, you can tell that this story takes place at Christmas time. I simply loved all of the recipes in this book and can't wait to try several of them. A few days before Christmas Sadie finds herself deep in another mystery waiting to be solved. It was fun to be immersed once again in Sadie's world of spying, snooping, and doing undercover work. She definitely has a way about how she investigates a mystery. There's also a sweet feeling in this book as she is helping her elderly neighbor who is sick and dying. Sadie helps make things better for Mary and in the long run, learns some important lessons of her own. I highly recommend this novel to all of my fellow Sadie Hoffmiller fans and those who like to read culinary mysteries. This book, of course, could be read on its own but I can't help saying...PLEASE go back and read all of this series. I have loved it and it was so delightful to once again be solving a mystery alongside the fun-loving Sadie.
Once again we find Sadie being Sadie, involved with helping others and trying her best to make everything perfect for family and friends. Of course, you can tell that this story takes place at Christmas time. I simply loved all of the recipes in this book and can't wait to try several of them. A few days before Christmas Sadie finds herself deep in another mystery waiting to be solved. It was fun to be immersed once again in Sadie's world of spying, snooping, and doing undercover work. She definitely has a way about how she investigates a mystery. There's also a sweet feeling in this book as she is helping her elderly neighbor who is sick and dying. Sadie helps make things better for Mary and in the long run, learns some important lessons of her own. I highly recommend this novel to all of my fellow Sadie Hoffmiller fans and those who like to read culinary mysteries. This book, of course, could be read on its own but I can't help saying...PLEASE go back and read all of this series. I have loved it and it was so delightful to once again be solving a mystery alongside the fun-loving Sadie.
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Meet Author Josi S. Kilpack
Josi S. Kilpack hated to read until her mother handed her a copy of The Witch of Blackbird Pond when she was 13. From that day forward, she read everything she could get her hands on and credits her writing “education” to the many novels she has “studied” since then. She began writing her first novel in 1998 and has written twenty-five novels, one cookbook, and been part of multiple collaborations since then. She is a four-time Whitney Award winner and Best of State winner in Fiction. Josi currently lives in Willard, Utah, with her husband and children.
When Kensington Press picked up her first national women's fiction novel, As Wide as the Sky, Josi was in need of a pen name to differentiate between her other genres. For years, Josi has been called Jessica Pack by people who hear her name but don't know her. It made her new pen name easy to choose. As Wide as the Sky was released in paperback in 2018.
For more information about Josi or her books, please visit her blog, What is a Sundial In the Shade?
Or Go to her website HERE: http://www.josiskilpack.com/
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