A HalfBaked Murder, Emily George
A HalfBaked Murder, Emily George
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A Half-Baked Murder

Author: Emily George

Narrator: Chelsea Stephens

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/21/2023


Synopsis

In this irresistible debut mystery from Emily George, aspiring pastry chef Chloe Barnes is ready to take her career higher . . . while bringing down a killer!

Formally trained pastry chef Chloe Barnes is opening a cannabis bakery. That's not at all what the twenty-eight-year-old envisioned while living the dream in Paris with a hot fiancé and a Michelin star restaurant gig around the corner. But the rising "it girl" of choux puffs rethinks everything after a scathing food review and humiliating breakup make her long for home in sunny California. When her beloved grandmother falls ill, Chloe returns to quaint Azalea Bay, to start over in the most satisfying way possible—concocting delicious edibles with her quirky Aunt Dawn.

Combining French luxury and THC, Baked by Chloe will take pot brownies to another level. That is, until a creepy past acquaintance rehashes old drama and shockingly turns up dead—landing Aunt Dawn as the number one murder suspect. Now, alongside her closest confidants, a stunned Chloe must alternate between budding entrepreneur and amateur sleuth to clear her aunt's name, open the best bakery in town, and weed out the real culprit from a list of unsettling suspects!

About Emily George

Emily George writes modern murder mysteries that feature her favorite F words: female friendships, family, and furry friends. She also likes alliteration. Like her sleuths, she's an elder millennial who grew up on a steady diet of late '90s romantic comedies, Spice Girls songs, and Babysitter's Club books. When she's not figuring out creative ways to kill people (fictionally, of course) she enjoys knitting, baking, playing video games, and listening to true crime podcasts. She resides in Canada with her husband.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on May 13, 2023

I've been in a cozy mystery mood lately so when I saw that my library had a copy of this one, I immediately put it on hold. It took a while to get through because I was reader a host of other things, but for the most part it was a solid start to a new series. 3.5 Stars. CW: attempted sexual assault,......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on December 12, 2022

Review coming soon.......more

Goodreads review by Yamini on February 12, 2023

My cute and cozy mystery shelf has found a new member! Meet A Half-baked Murder, a book where Chloe plans to open a Cannabis Bakery in a small town to get a fresh start from her ruined career and love life. Only it's not such a good start to have a dead body nearby. Settling back into this town is ge......more

Goodreads review by Lily (Night Owl Book Cafe) on February 15, 2023

Chloe Barnes is a trained pastry chef who returns from Paris back to Azalea Bay when her beloved grandmother falls ill, nursing a broken heart. Chloe is looking to start over and Chloe's Aunt Dawn has just the perfect plan for Chloe's baking skills, but with a little twist concocting delicious edibl......more

Goodreads review by LittleRead on September 06, 2022

Pastry chef Chloe Barnes has left Paris and a broken engagement behind as she returns home to Azalea Bay with her broken heart. She wouldn’t want to be nowhere else as her Gran is undergoing chemo and Chloe wants to help her through the treatment. Putting her culinary talents to work, Chloe begins m......more