Book Review: Candy Apple Dead

Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle

Candy Apple Dead     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Sammi Carter
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth   Cozy
Series: Candy Shop Mysteries # 1
Berkley, Paperback, 9/05, 232 pages, $5.99

Abby Shaw inherited Divinity Candy Shop in Paradise, Colorado, upon her aunt’s death. She left her career as a corporate lawyer and her cheating husband to come run the shop. Abby finds making and selling sweets helps ease her pain.

Brandon Mills, owner of a local men’s store and Abby’s friend, invites her to dinner after the upcoming local merchants’ meeting. At the meeting he’ll be trying to get everyone to agree to extend the city’s annual arts festival. Abby starts thinking about the dinner as a date. Then when he doesn’t show up, she is furious.

That night Brandon’s store is destroyed by fire. No one can locate Brandon. Abby searches for him around town. Then his body is found among the rubble. Abby is shocked that not everyone is mourning his death. Plus she finds out information about Brandon and many married women in town that she had no clue about before.

When the police suspect her brother started the fire and killed Brandon, Abby kicks into gear and starts looking for the real killer. Who killed Brandon and why? Is her brother involved? If not, why is he in hiding?

I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait for a second in this series. Abby is such a fun character and the other people in town really added to the story.

I highly recommend this book.

Dawn Dowdle

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