Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates

After you’ve read one of the stories in this series, you’ll be compelled to research what you’ve just read and discover the facts behind the fiction.

We love this series because the author masterfully incorporates interesting North Carolina history and culture into each mystery. And it’s up to Olivia to catch the killer before she meets her own surprise ending. With a little cajoling from the eminently charming writer Camden Ford, she agrees to join the Bayside Book Writers, break her writer’s block, and even make a few friends…īut when townspeople start turning up dead with haiku poems left by the bodies, anyone with a flair for language is suddenly suspect. Ever since she came back to town-a return as mysterious as her departure-Olivia has kept to herself, her dog, and her unfinished novel. Olivia Limoges is the subject of constant gossip.

But when murder joins this curious community, the Bayside Book Writers are there to get the story. In the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, you’ll find plenty of characters, ne’er-do-wells, and even a few celebs trying to duck the paparazzi. The first story in the series is A Killer Plot.

We can’t wait to read Baker’s follow-up, No Good Tea Goes Unpunished.Įllery Adams’ The Books By the Bay series in set in North Carolina. Lots to love and laugh about with this great debut. By the way, the audiobook of No Good Tea Goes Unpunished is one of the best audiobooks we’ve ever heard. This is a light-hearted reach that will have you laughing out loud. We love this book, not just because it’s very well-written and evokes a nice sunny vacation at the beach, but Walker is such a funny writer. With a maddeningly handsome detective discouraging her from uncovering leads and a series of anonymous attacks on Everly and her business, it will take everything she’s got to keep this mystery from boiling over. With one of her hallmark iced tea jars lying right next to him and an autopsy that reports poison in his system, it doesn’t look good for Everly or her brand-new business.Īs the townspeople of Charm turn their backs on Everly, she fights to dig up clues about who could’ve had it in for the former town councilman. Things are finally starting to look up – until a curmudgeonly customer turns up dead on the boardwalk. Life hasn’t been so sweet for Everly Swan over the past couple of years, but now she’s back in her seaside hometown and the proud owner of a little iced tea shop and café right on the beach. Set in North Carolina, A Seaside Cafe Mystery series begins with Live And Let Chai.

Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates