Sunday, June 20, 2021

Review: PREVIOUS CONFECTIONS by Ruth Hartzler


Sir Purr-lock Holmes on the cover. How corny, yet cute.

Jane is a 50-ish divorced woman running an Amish cupcake store. Why in the world would you dine with your ex-husband and his young, perfect wife? Well, I guess it’s a free expensive meal. But then her ex’s client drops dead at the restaurant. Poisoned? Soon her ex is accused of the murder. Yay? But the perfect wife asks her to clear his name.

I thought this story definitely had some quirkiness. Why would 80-year old Amish women pose nude for a calendar? Oh, that’s right! They had the cupcakes covering them. Ay yay yay! Needless to say that it was fun watching Jane work with these Amish broads; however, it did seem that the old ladies were better detectives than Jane. Witty and smart, the ladies were very methodical and analyzed every possible angle.

Although the Amish life was fairly dull and there was too much time spent on the cat, there were some funny moments, like getting stuck in the doggie door. Too funny!

Overall, this was a pretty good mystery.

My rating: 3 stars

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