Against the Currant, Olivia Matthews
Against the Currant, Olivia Matthews
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Against the Currant

Author: Olivia Matthews

Narrator: Janina Edwards

Unabridged: 7 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2023

Synopsis

Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, New York: Lyndsay Murray is opening Spice Isle Bakery with her family, and it’s everything she’s ever wanted. The West Indian bakery is her way to give back to the community she loves, stay connected to her Grenadian roots, and work side-by-side with her family. The only thing getting a rise out of Lyndsay is Claudio Fabrizi, a disgruntled fellow bakery owner who does not want any competition. On opening day, he comes into the bakery threatening to shut them down. Fed up, Lyndsay takes him to task in front of what seems to be the whole neighborhood. So when Claudio turns up dead a day later?murdered?Lyndsay is unfortunately the prime suspect. To get the scent of suspicion off her and her bakery, she has to prove she’s innocent?under the watchful eyes of her overprotective brother, anxious parents, and meddlesome extended family. What could go wrong?

About Olivia Matthews

Olivia Matthews is the cozy-mystery pseudonym of award-winning author Patricia Sargeant. A voracious reader, she’s been inspired by writers such as Walter Mosley, Dick Francis, and Tami Hoag, who put ordinary characters in extraordinary situations. Raised in New York City, she lives with her husband in Ohio.

About Janina Edwards

Janina Edwards is a graduate of the acting program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Based in Atlanta, she voices webinars, eLearning, and audiobooks in a variety of genres, including drama, romance, nonfiction, and mysteries.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader

I was excited to read this because I thought it would be super cute. A cozy mystery set in NYC surrounding a newly opened Caribbean bakery? And seeing a book about a family from Grenada was very different in this space. Sadly the story didn't really engage me. Lyndsay is framed for the murder of a r......more

Goodreads review by Carrie

Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews is the first book in the new cozy Spice Isle Bakery Mystery series. As with most cozy mysteries each book in the Spice Isle Bakery Mystery series will contain it’s own mystery that will be solved so they all could be read in any order or as a standalone if choo......more

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books

3⭐ Genre ~ Culinary Cozy Mystery Series ~ Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries, #1 Setting ~ NYC Publication date ~ January 24, 2023 Est Page Count ~ 297 (37 chapters) Audio length ~ 7 hours 35 minutes Narrator ~ Janina Edwards POV ~ single 1st Featuring ~ rival bakeries, amateur sleuthing Lyndsay is set to open up a......more

Goodreads review by beachbum bookworm

Favorite new cozy of the year..so far!! FANTASTIC start to a series! This series has so many great things going for it....diverse characters (grandma is a new favorite), a bakery cozy...an INDIAN bakery...forget about it!! The food descriptions are mouthwatering, and to top it all off a fun mystery!......more

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany)

Against the Currant is the first installment in a charming new cozy mystery series! Lyndsay is opening a bakery with her family in Brooklyn, showcasing the food of their Caribbean heritage. On opening day, the disgruntled owner of a nearby bakery shows up and picks a verbal fight with Lyndsay. So wh......more

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