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Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day today!
Deep Fried Death (A Country Store Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
12th in Series
Setting – Indiana
Kensington Cozies (December 26, 2023)
Mass Market Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 1496742265
ISBN-13 : 978-1496742261
Kindle ASIN : B0C15XPJLV
Many residents of South Lick, Indiana, claim the Outhouse Race, in which competitors push old-timey outhouse replicas on wheels at the annual Abe Martin Festival on Memorial Day, is the best thing since indoor plumbing. Just because country store and restaurant owner Robbie Jordan has too much to do managing her new deep fryer as well as an old lover reappearing, she’s not going to miss out on the fun. Plus, it’s good for business.
But when a dead body and a cast-iron skillet tumble out of the Pans ’N Pancakes outhouse entry on the race route, it seems someone is trying to frame Robbie—in a most unconventional way. Now she’ll need to be privy to the townsfolks’ secrets as she races to flush out a killer . . .
Includes Recipes for You to Try!
Dollycas’s Thoughts
It’s time for the annual Memorial Day Abe Martin Festival and this year Pans ’N Pancakes has an outhouse in the race. Yes, I said outhouse! Robbie, Danna, and Turner have all taken the morning off to take part in the race. Danna will be the outhouse “driver”, Turner will be pushing the outhouse off to a good start, and Robbie will be helping wherever she can while dealing with a bit of morning sickness. But as they maneuvered the outhouse to line up to start it was unusually heavy and when its wheels bumped into a curb it tilted forward and a “dead person” fell out along with a frying pan.
Robbie is again tied to a dead body and she has no choice but to try to find out who put the body in the potty. She also has to be a smart and careful sleuth as she keeps her current condition in mind with every move she makes to plunge out the killer.
I was so excited to read this book and it didn’t disappoint. All of Ms. Day’s characters are true to life and continue to develop in realistic ways. Robbie is embracing her pregnancy while suffering from morning sickness and the reality that she is going to be a mom and the changes it will bring to her life. Danna and Turner are always there for her and even take on an important task. Abe and Sean are away camping as the story begins but with both Robbie and his brother on the suspect list Abe knows she will be investigating but he needs her to stay safe. Buck was great as always but we finally meet his wife, Wanda, and she and Robbie hit it off right away. One of the Pans ’N Pancakes crew has an awesome opportunity that will have them moving to my neck of the woods here in Wisconsin. I am hoping Robbie comes to visit in a future story.
The mystery has a nice number of suspects and several twists. Robbie really tries to stay out of the case but keeps getting drawn in by certain members of law enforcement coming into Pans ’N Pancakes to discuss the case and talk to suspects. I was able to pin down the killer before everyone in the story but that didn’t deter from my enjoyment one bit. The fantastic takedown had me on the edge of my seat and the author’s detailed account puts her readers right on the scene. I was surprised and applauded by the way Robbie handled it.
As always with books in this series there is a lot of food and eating. I always get so hungry reading about all the delicious offerings at Pans ’N Pancakes. I had never given it much thought that the place didn’t have a deep fryer. Now there will be even more yummy things to tempt my tastebuds, including Cheese Fritters (recipe included in the book).
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About the Author
Maddie Day is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. She lives with her beau and an energetic kitten north of Boston
As Edith Maxwell, she writes the Local Foods Mysteries 
You can find all Maddie’s/Edith’s identities at www.edithmaxwell.com. She blogs every weekday with the other Wicked Cozy Authors at wickedcozyauthors.com. Look for her as Edith M. Maxwell and Maddie Day on Facebook and @edithmaxwell and @maddiedayauthor on X/Twitter.
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