Plum Deadly
After being fired from her New York banking job for embezzlement, Maggie returns home to Durham, North Carolina, to help with her aunt’s pie shop. Her ex-boss Louis shocks her by coming to the shop and telling her he knows who really stole the money, and he is going to have a press conference to clear her name. Before that can happen, though, Maggie finds his body outside the back door of the shop. Reporter Ryan Summerour helps her learn that Louis was poisoned. After being away for years, Maggie discovers that life in Durham is more appealing than a return to New York, as is time spent with Ryan. Still, there’s the matter of the unsolved murder and the embezzlement charge. After Maggie’s laptop is stolen, it’s clear the killer may be nearby, and she and Ryan work to solve the case. The “pie mystery” is definitely a cozy trend at the moment (watch out, cupcakes!), and readers of Ellery Adams’ series will surely want to add Grant to their reading (and baking) lists. --Amy Alessio