Night of the Living Bread (Sugar & Spice Mysteries)
by Mary Lee Ashford
Stars: 4 out of 5
The Bottom Line: Wonderful to revisit these characters in a good mystery. Happy the series is back!
~Carstairs Considers
5-STAR REVIEW
Baking is at the heart of Night of the Living Bread, but even non-bakers will enjoy this cozy mystery.
~Novels Alive
Night of the Living Bread was a sweet read. So well-plotted, the story moves at a lively pace. A fine mystery, entertaining characters that feel like good friends, set in an Iowa small town, complete with yummy recipes, delivered everything I needed for A Perfect Escape.
~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book
My rating for Night of the Living Bread by Mary Lee Ashford is four stars. I recommend this to all cozy mystery fans. My warning is that Dixie whips up some amazing recipes that might tempt you if you are trying to lose weight.
~Baroness Book Trove
What a fun, cozy mystery, full of intrigue and amazing recipes! I’m so glad I’ve been introduced to this series and look forward to reading more!
~Sarah Can’t Stop Reading
About Night of the Living Bread
Night of the Living Bread (Sugar & Spice Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – Iowa
Publisher : Oliver Heber Books (May 27, 2025)
Print length : 223 pages
ASIN : B0F17HPMMT
Sugar Calloway and Dixie Spicer are up to their aprons in community cookbook projects, but Sugar can’t resist when the Jameson County Historical Society asks for their assistance with a cookbook featuring bread recipes. But they’ve barely begun when suddenly troubles are on the rise. Marla, the board’s president is stabbed with a bread knife, her best friend, Mame, is a suspect & some dough (of the money kind) is missing.
As Sugar and Dixie try to save the cookbook project and help Mame, things take a twist with a second body. But what’s the connection? And who in St. Ignatius has been keeping secrets? And, mostly importantly, will Sugar and Dixie be able to figure out whodunnit before the killer catches up with them and they are toast.
About Mary Lee Ashford
Mary Lee Ashford is a national best-selling author, a lifelong bibliophile, an avid reader, and a supporter of public libraries. In addition to writing the Sugar & Spice series for Oliver Heber Books, she also writes the Pampered Pets mystery series as half of the writing team of Sparkle Abbey. Prior to publishing, Mary Lee won first place in the Daphne du Maurier contest and was a finalist in Murder in the Grove’s mystery contest and Killer Nashville’s Claymore Dagger contest.
She is the founding president of Sisters in Crime – Iowa and a former board member of the Mystery Writers of America Midwest chapter, as well as a member of Novelists, Inc., and Sisters in Crime Guppies.
She loves encouraging writers and is a frequent lecturer and workshop presenter for writers’ groups. Mary Lee has a long-time interest in creativity and teaches a university-level course on creative management. She also presents workshops and blogs about creativity and the writing craft.
She currently resides in the Midwest with her husband, Tim, and Zoey, her feline coworker. When she’s not writing, her passions are reading, travel, and time with her family, especially her six grandchildren.
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