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Life just got a little sweeter in the island fishing village of Eastport, Maine. Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree and her best friend Ellie are opening a waterfront bake shop, The Chocolate Moose, where their tasty treats pair perfectly with the salty ocean breeze. But while Jake has moved on from fixing up houses, she still can't resist the urge to snoop into the occasional murder.
Jake and Ellie have been through a lot together, from home repair to homicide investigation. So when they decide to open a chocolate-themed bakery, they figure it'll be a piece of cake. With Ellie's old family recipes luring in customers, they expect to make plenty of dough this Fourth of July weekend. Having family home for the holiday only sweetens the deal for Jake--until the ill wind of an early-season hurricane blows up her plans. When the storm hits, Jake's grown son Sam is stranded in a Boston bus station, and her husband Wade is stuck on a cargo ship. But as bitter as the storm is, something even more sinister is brewing in the kitchen of The Chocolate Moose--where health inspector Matt Muldoon is found murdered.
Ellie never made a secret of her distaste for Matt, who had been raining on their parade with bogus talk of health code violations. Now, with no alibi for the night of the murder, she's in a sticky situation with the police--and it's up to Jake to catch the real killer and keep Ellie living in the land of the free.
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Author Notes
Sarah Graves lives with her husband in Eastport, Maine, in the 1823 Federal-style house that helped inspire her books.
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Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree, the star of Graves's Home Repair Is Homicide series (A Bat in the Belfrey, etc.), is back in this charming series launch. Jake and her friend Ellie White have opened a chocolate-themed bake shop, Chocolate Moose, in Eastport, Maine. Business is off to a promising start when the Eastport Coast Guard Station orders a dozen chocolate cherry cheesecakes for a fundraiser. But three days before the cheesecakes are due to be delivered, Jake finds the body of health inspector Matt Muldoon in the kitchen, his head plunged into a pot of chocolate. Matt was on a crusade to shut down Chocolate Moose, and the pastry needle that killed him is covered with Ellie's fingerprints. Since she has no alibi and her dislike for the man is well known, the friends must uncover the real killer before Ellie is arrested. Red herrings abound, and while some plot developments strain credulity, the characters are appealing, and down east Maine is a delightful place to visit. Graves fans will enjoy catching up with old friends. Agent: Christina Hogrebe, Jane Rotrosen Literary Agency. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Jacobia Jake Tiptree and her good friend and partner, Ellie White, own and operate Chocolate Moose, a chocolate-themed bakery in Eastport, located on an island just off the coast of Maine. As the two are gearing up to bake multiple chocolate-cherry cheesecakes for the upcoming July fourth Coast Guard auction, Jake finds the disagreeable Matt Muldoon headfirst in a melting pot of chocolate, quite dead. Muldoon had been threatening the two with a visit from his friends at the health department, especially angering Ellie, who is now the chief suspect in his murder. With a major hurricane whirling toward Eastport, an ailing father, and Jake's son incommunicado, Jake and Ellie investigate to find the real killer before Ellie is arrested. Sympathetic characters, effective plot twists, a vividly described small-town Maine setting, and the baking frame add to this satisfying cozy that will appeal to fans of Joanne Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson (for the baking details) and Leslie Meier (for the Maine setting).--O'Brien, Sue Copyright 2018 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree and her best friend, Ellie, have opened a bake shop, The Chocolate Moose, in Eastport, ME. While they're in the midst of baking a dozen cheesecakes to raise money for the town's Fourth of July fireworks, Jake stumbles upon the body of the health inspector. Ellie, who hated the man, tops the suspect list. With a hurricane heading their way, and all that baking to finish, the duo turn into amateur sleuths. It's an investigation that will find Jake shot at, chased by a car, stalked, and nearly drowned. Then, it gets worse. VERDICT After an absence of five years, Jake Tiptree from the "Home Repair Is Homicide" series (A Bat in the Belfry) returns to kick off a new series that revolves around the bakery. Fans of Graves's earlier series or Lea Wait's Maine mysteries will appreciate this cozy with a strong sense of place.-Lesa Holstine, Evansville Vanderburgh P.L., IN © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.