num_pages: 304
description: Riley Rhodes returns in the second delicious cozy set in a New England ice cream shop Meri Allen's Mint Chocolate Murder!When Udderly Delightful Ice Cream shop manager Riley Rhodes is summoned to Pennimans Moy Mull Castle its the cherry on top of a successful summer season. The gothic pile built by an eccentric New England Gilded Age millionaire has been transformed into a premiere arts colony by Maud Monaco a reclusive former supermodel. As part of Moy Mulls Fall Arts Festival Maud is throwing a fantasy ice cream social and hires Riley to whip up unique treats to celebrate the opening of an exhibit by Adam Blasco a photographer as obnoxious as he is talented.As Penniman fills up with Mauds art-world friends arriving for the festival gossip swirls around Blasco who has a dark history of obsession with his models. Rileys curiosity and instincts for sleuthing  she was a CIA librarian  are piqued and she wonders at the hold the cold-hearted photographer has over the mistress of Moy Mull.But when Adam is found dead behind the locked door of Moy Mulls dungeon Riley realizes theres more than one suspect whod wanted put the malicious photographer on ice.
language: English
title: Mint Chocolate Murder
publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks