Ashley Adams was a “techie” with a dream of a life in ‘spy’ support: decoding data, breaking through firewalls, and hacking into secured systems, with her kindred spirit, Ryan, working along side her. But, without any good-byes, Ashley up and left for Paris…with Sergey…and a new dream to be a world-renowned chef. But, over two years later she returns to Seagrass, Texas, leaving Sergey behind, to open up a catering service specializing in French pastries. Her BFF Patty LaFontaine, from her Paris days, joins her with her specialty in French cuisine. Together they work to uplift the pallet of the locals more familiar with barbecue than Bœuf en Bourgogne. Their first big catering project, thanks to renewed friend Ryan’s good word, doesn’t end the way one would hope. While freshening up in the ladies’ room, Ashley overhears a very curious conversation which leads to questions about her cream puffs when a dead body is found! To save their reputation, Ashley, not entirely forthcoming to law enforcement, Patty, and Ryan must use every bit of their culinary and computing talents to solve this one.
Magnifique! I am a big fan of Sandi Scott’s Seagrass Sweets Cozy Mystery, and although I started by reading the third book, “Madeleine Murder,” I really enjoyed finding out more about how it all began. The story weaves in several different motives for the crime, contemporary, realistic and engaging with a few dead ends, and an excellent “Wow! I didn’t see that coming!” conclusion. Sandi’s characters are well developed even for a book one. My favorite, of course, is Ashley, strong and capable, but vulnerable. I really like her BFF Patty who is very detail oriented, like me. Those who like a little ‘fur-friend’ in the mix will enjoy Dizzy, a Bitsa—“bitsa this and bitsa that.” Partial to French deserts and cuisine, Sandi’s mouth-watering descriptions sent me to the cupboard for a plate of macarons. The small town setting of Seagrass, Texas, issues with running a catering business, and memories of Paris play out in the background along with an easy to follow recipe for Napolean - A Creamy Puff Pastry Cake! I see a prequel in the future that gives us fans more details into the life Ashley left behind in Paris. There has to be a juicy mystery there.
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