Donut shop mysteries

ASSAULT AND BATTER, Book 11 in the Donut Mystery Series! When Emily Hargraves tells Suzanne that she's marrying Max, her ex-husband, Suzanne is happy enough for her, but when Jude Williams, one of Emily's old flames, decides to light the ceremony up, someone decides to extinguish his flame before he can act. Was it Max, the groom-to-be; Peter, his best man; Lisa, the woman Jude had been dating; her jealous husband, Frank; or perhaps it was Reggie...

When Suzanne's boyfriend, Jake, is shot in the line of duty, he comes to April Springs to recuperate. The only problem is that the man Jake was trying to capture has a partner, a very bad man now intent on seeking revenge. Add another villain returning from Suzanne's own past into the mix, and the donut shop owner's normally tranquil world is suddenly turned upside down.

When her Aunt Jean dies suddenly, Suzanne and her mother investigate what at first looks like an accident, but quickly proves to be murder. They never expected to get help from the recently deceased beyond the grave, though. The ladies soon learn that Jean suspected she was a target in someone's sights, so she has left them clues and hints behind about who might have wanted to see her dead!

Donut 17, Old Fashioned Crooks. When donut shop assistant Emma's bad boyfriend is found dead in the middle of a freshly lit bonfire during the Spirit Night celebration, Suzanne and Grace must dig into the case, with Jake adding his own special skills to the investigation. The team soon gets into trouble when the search turns even more sinister, and the abilities of all three sleuths are required if they are going to have any chance of solving the...

Troubled Treats, Donut Mystery #19, from New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck! There's been a murder at the old wagon factory, a building recently purchased and now being renovated by Suzanne's mother. What's more, Jake and Suzanne were on the premises when the crime occurred. They soon get dragged into the investigation and begin uncovering a bevy of clues as to why this homicide took place. Did the killing happen for personal reasons,...

When Suzanne accepts Grace's invitation to a luxurious corporate weekend retreat, she believes she's in for some first class pampering, but when one of the participants dies soon after they arrive, she's thrown back into the world of detecting, whether she likes it or not. To make matters worse, they are soon cut off from the rest of the world, and the group finds itself trapped on a mountaintop with a cold blooded killer.

When Mayor George Morris's chief rival, Harley Boggess, is found murdered while sitting behind the mayor's desk in city hall, it looks as though George may have dispatched his competition permanently. When the mayor goes missing immediately afterwards, things appear to be even worse, and it's up to Suzanne, her mother, and Grace to work together to uncover who really killed the councilman before the mayor's future-and his freedom-are extinguished...

Devil's Food Defense, Book 25 in the New York Times Bestselling Donut Mystery series by Jessica Beck! When kindly old Gray Vincent is stabbed after Movie Night in the Park, everyone is puzzled as to why anyone would want to kill him, but when Gray's past sins are revealed, it's just amazing to the folks in April Springs that the man was able to keep his secrets so long, and so well. Or did he? Was Gray struck down because of his past, or because...

When an ice storm hits April Springs, it freezes more than the trees and power-lines as one of the town's residents perishes outside. But soon Suzanne and Grace learn that it wasn't the cold that killed Santa-suit wearing Greg Whitmore, but a bullet instead. The women must do their best to figure out who killed the banker before someone else gets frozen out, permanently.

Tasty Trials, Donut 29 in the Donut Mysteries by New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck! When Suzanne and Jake win a weekend getaway to a luxury resort island in the mountains, they think they're in for the time of their lives. Little do they know that they've actually been brought there to help uncover who tried to kill their host. As the married team dig deeper into the case, they are soon isolated on the island with not only more potential...

Donut Mystery #31, Cranberry Crimes, from New York Times Bestselling author Jessica Beck! When Suzanne Hart is commissioned at the last minute to make donuts for a long-time customer's birthday party, she happily complies, but when the guest of honor dies before the party can even begin, Suzanne taps Grace, Jake, and even Phillip to help her solve Jasper Finney's homicide before the killer gets away with murder.

CHERRY-FILLED CHARGES, the thirty-third donut mystery from New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck It's finally time for Barton Gleason's pop-up bistro, but the grand opening is marred when a fellow chef and rival from culinary school is murdered nearby in one of the staging areas. Suzanne stumbles across the body, and while Jake is away dealing with his own family issues, she and Grace tackle the job of tracking down the real killer before...

Cocoa Crush, Book 35 in the New York Times Bestselling Mystery Series by Jessica Beck. When Suzanne and Jake leave town to attend a party with friends, they never dream that they are about to become involved in another murder. The stakes continue to rise as an ice storm knocks out the power in the penthouse where they are staying, locking them in with a dead body and a killer until law and order-as well as the power-can be restored.