Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Thorndike Mystery) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Denise Swanson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Thorndike Mystery | Publication Date: July 2008

Grandma Sal's Soup-To-Nuts Cooking Challenge is coming to town, and Skye Denison is entering. And though she can't solve the mystery of the perfect mousse, murder is another story. Because a cocky contestant has been found delectably drowned in a chocolate fountain...

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Denise Swanson has worked as a school psychologist for 17 years. This is her second novel featuring Skye Denison and Scumble River. Her first book, Murder of a Small-Town Honey, debuted to advance praise from the Charlotte Austin Review, Meritorious Mysteries, and BookBrowser. She is currently working on the next Scumble River mystery, Murder of a Sleeping Beauty. Denise lives in Illinois with her husband, Dave, and their cool black cat, Boomerang. For more information, visit her website: www.deniseswanson.com

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 417 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (July 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410407713
• ISBN-13: 978-1410407719
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,976,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reach for the Sky(e) with this Newest Scumble River Cozy!, April 8, 2008

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C. A. Hopkins (The gorgeous Rockies) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

Skye Denison's culinary skills leave MUCH to be desired, so she is shocked when she learns that her mother has entered her in the Grandma Sal's Soup-to-Nuts cooking competition. To think that Skye has even a remote chance of winning is, well, nuts! When Skye's boyfriend, Wally Boyd, Chief of Police of the Scumble River PD, starts breaking their dinner dates, she is convinced it has something to do with the fact that she is taking every opportunity to practice her mom's Chicken Supreme Casserole recipe.

And, as if worrying about a cooking contest and Wally's strange behavior isn't enough, Skye is trying to handle a threatened lawsuit by parents of a Scumble River High cheerleader after an unauthorized article about the student appears in the school paper. Skye is not only the school psychologist but also the co-sponsor of the paper. She then learns that said cheerleader has gone missing, and that the author of the article that prompted talk of a lawsuit is nowhere to be found but has written a blog that implies her involvement in the cheerleader's disappearance. To say that Skye's plate is full is an understatement.

The cooking contest seems to have brought out the worst in almost everyone involved. Too many cooks have indeed spoiled the broth. Threats, sabotage, and accusations abound, but nothing compares to finding one of the contestants murdered and another person attacked. The question is, was Cherry Alexander's murder tied to the contest, to her marriage, or did it have something to do with her next tell-all book? While Wally and Skye have barely spent any quality time together, he quickly requests Skye's help in her capacity as consulting psychologist to the Scumble River PD in order to help interrogate those involved with the contest. Skye is up to her eyeballs in people who had a motive to harm Cherry and at the same time is trying to decipher clues as to the cheerleader's whereabouts.

Denise Swanson's Scumble River cozy series realistically presents life in a small town full of likable, quirky people with a very strong sense of family and community. It is also written with a sense of humor - which is always appreciated when used to advantage to keep the story from being bogged down by murder and mayhem.

The ending of this book is a real cliffhanger. I can hardly wait for book number 11 in the series to come out!

Carol Ann Hopkins 4/8/2008

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it great funny and light mystery, April 24, 2008

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S. Young "dolphinlover" (VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the tenth installment of the Scumble River Series by Denise Swanson. As always I enjoyed this one immensely. Perfect cozy and funny characters. Great story line. Recommend for cozy mystery lovers

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just fun reading, small town mystery sleuth, September 23, 2011

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This review is from: Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

This series is so much fun for my wife and I to read to each other...always enjoyable and realistic characters that keep you on the edge waiting for the next release! If you like small town, witty and challenging murder mysteries with romantic twists thrown in, this is the series for you.