Honey-Baked Homicide (A Down South Café Mystery) 
by Gayle Leeson
I can’t ask for a better mystery to read on the weekend, than one by Gayle. Gayle never leaves a reader hanging she leaves them wanting more from this series.
~Bibliophile Reviews
This book has strong characters that are easy to love (especially Homer with his hero of the day quotes), lots of details to hook the reader, and the development of a nice smooth ride until we hit the finale upset because it is the last page. I do believe I am falling in love with this series . . .
~Books a Plenty Book Reviews
HONEY-BAKED HOMICIDE, the third book in Gayle Leeson’s Down South Café Mystery series is an entertaining read that combines both a twisty-turvey murder plot along with a cornucopia of colorful characters.
~Cinnamon, Sugar and a Little Bit of Murder
This book leads you on one great ride. Can’t wait to see what is next!
~Community Bookstop
I can’t say enough how much I love this cozy mystery series. In fact, the Down South Cafe books are one of my go-to series in this genre. They are clean, entertaining, well-plotted and full of yummy food.
~Reading Is My SuperPower
With Honey-Baked Homicide, Gayle Leeson adds another volume to one of my favorite cozy mystery series, consistently delivering on stories that entertain, have good character depth, and are totally clean.
~The Power of Words
Amy is one of my favorite heroines because of everything that she went through to realize her dream of owning her own cafe and I love her personality.
~Moonlight Rendezvous
I really enjoyed this book. The plot was interesting and kept my attention and the murder mystery left me stumped.
~Bookworm Cafe
Honey-Baked Homicide is a good read–a setting that works well, interesting and engaging characters, and a mystery that I didn’t solve until the end. I enjoyed the story, and didn’t feel like it was odd that the main character was investigating the crime–she had a good reason to care and wasn’t really treading on the toes of the police.
~The Ninja Librarian
A delightful and charming read. Honey Baked Homicide is a keeper.
~My Reading Journeys
I really like Amy, as she isn’t the type of cozy heroine that wanders into trouble for the sake of solving the mystery.
~A Chick Who Reads
I really enjoy these books because it seems like I can never figure out the killer. . . We give this 5 paws up.
~Storeybook Reviews
This was another well-written story from Gayle Leeson. The plot was well thought out and believable. This one kept me guessing and the ending is a total surprise.
~Melina’s Book Blog
This is the third book in the series, and each one has been more exciting than the last.
~Book Babble
The book is full of suspense with twists and turns around every corner. There are so many suspects, from within the town and from other cities, to choose from. The author does a great job disguising the murderer and the motive along with everything else related to the mystery.
~Sapphyria’s Books
HONEY-BAKED HOMICIDE induces lots of heart-stopping moments as Amy deals with some new characters while discovering the past Mr. Landon tried to leave behind and the future of Winter Garden itself.
~Cozy Up With Kathy
Honey-Baked Homicide (A Down South Café Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Virginia
Berkley (December 5, 2017)
Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1101990827
E-Book ASIN: B06XJM6VGH
The owner of a delightful Southern café tastes the sharp sting of suspicion in this delectable comfort food mystery . . .
It’s fall in Winter Garden, Virginia, and business at Amy Flowers’ Down South Café has never been better. So when struggling beekeeper Stuart Landon asks Amy to sell some of his honey, she’s happy to help. The jars of honey are a sweet success, but their partnership is cut short when Amy discovers Landon’s body outside the café early one morning.
As Amy tries to figure out who could possibly have wanted to harm the unassuming beekeeper, she discovers an ever-expanding list of suspects—and they’re all buzzing mad. She’ll have to use all of her skills—and her Southern charm—to find her way out of this sticky situation…
About the Author
Gayle Leeson is a pseudonym for Gayle Trent. I also write as Amanda Lee. As Gayle Trent, I write the Daphne Martin Cake Mystery series
The cake decorating series features a heroine who is starting her life over in Southwest Virginia after a nasty divorce. The heroine, Daphne, has returned to her hometown of Brea Ridge to open a cake baking and decorating business and is wrestling with the question of whether or not one can go home again. She enjoys spending time with her sister, nephew, and niece, but she and her mother have a complicated relationship that isn’t always pleasant. Daphne has also reconnected with her high school sweetheart and is pursuing a rekindled romance while desperately trying to put her past behind her.
Kerry Vincent, Hall of Fame Sugar Artist, Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show Director, and Television Personality says the series is “a must read for cake bakers and anyone who has ever spent creative time in the kitchen!”
Says Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author, “One day I found myself happily reading . . . mysteries by Gayle Trent. If she can win me over . . . she’s got a great future.”
The Embroidery Mystery series features a heroine who recently moved to the Oregon coast to open an embroidery specialty shop. Marcy Singer left her home in San Francisco, along with the humiliation of being left at the altar, in order to move to Tallulah Falls and realize her dream of owning her own shop. She takes along her faithful companion, a one-year-old Irish wolfhound named Angus O’Ruff. She makes many new friends in Tallulah Falls, but she also makes a few enemies. Thankfully, her best friend Sadie MacKenzie and her husband Blake run the coffeehouse right down the street from Marcy’s shop, the Seven-Year Stitch; and Detective Ted Nash always has her back.
Publishers Weekly says, “Fans of the genre will take kindly to Marcy, her Irish wolfhound, Angus O’Ruff, and Tallulah Falls. This is a fast, pleasant read with prose full of pop culture references and, of course, sharp needlework puns.”
Pat Cooper of RT Book Reviews says, “If her debut here is any indication, Lee’s new series is going to be fun, spunky and educational. She smoothly interweaves plot with her character’s personality and charm, while dropping tantalizing hints of stitching projects and their history. Marcy Singer is young, fun, sharp and likable. Readers will be looking forward to her future adventures.” (RT Book Reviews nominated The Quick and the Thread for a 2010 Book Reviewers’ Choice Award in the Amateur Sleuth category)
I live in Virginia with my family, which includes her own “Angus” who is not an Irish wolfhound but a Great Pyrenees who provides plenty of inspiration for the character of Mr. O’Ruff. I’m having a blast writing this new series!
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That poor beekeeper! Beekeepers are having a tough time as it is!
What beautiful dog. What breed is your dog?
What a great plot! I may have to delve further!!!
Beekeepers gotta love them!
Can’t wait to read this!!!
Sounds like a good read.
I’m really looking forward to this series!
Congratulations on the release. I hope it a big success.
love this author’s titles! congrats on the new release
I want to visit Winter Garden & all it’s quirky residents.
Thank you for the giveaway! This book sounds like an excellent addition to the series.
Thanks for the tour & giveaway. New to me author.
This book sounds so good! I can’t wait to read! Thank you for sharing and having this great giveaway!
Thanks for the chance to win
Thank you for holding this giveaway.
Sounds Awesome, Love The dog.
Thanks for all the information on Honey-Baked Homicide (A Down South Café Mystery)
and author Gayle Leeson.. I want very much to read this book!
The book sounds like fun to read. Beautiful white dog.