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Today
is not a good day for Ella Mae LeFaye. She is busy at her
Charmed Pie Shop making pies to celebrate St Patrick's Day.
So far she has overbeaten the whipping cream, added twice
as much crème de menthe as the recipe called for and
in general is not paying attention to making her fabulous
pies. The extra crème de menthe caused a huge catastrophe.
After eating two pieces of the pie, Mr. Jenkins drove his
car over 100 garden gnomes and scraped a number of parked
cars. Ella Mae needs to control her feelings for Hugh Dylan
- who has left to find himself. In addition, there is a monster
storm brewing near Scotland and the eye of the storm looks
exactly like the four leaf clover burn scar on Ella Mae's
arm. Is this signaling trouble for Ella Mae and the other
magical folks?
Ella
Mae is dropping off a special pie for Fiona Drever. It is
filled with comfort because Fiona's daughter lives in Scotland
in the path of the storm. Upon arriving Reba and Ella Mae
smell gas. Entering the back way, Ella Mae finds the gas logs
in the fireplace turned on and the rooms are filling with
gas. Fiona is nowhere to be found. They do find a woman dead
in the bathtub. Looks like Ella Mae will have her hands full
saving her people and solving a murder.
Things
to ponder: Will Hugh Dylan ever return to Havenwood, GA and
Ella Mae? Why is Joyce Mercer in Fiona Drever's bathtub? Where
is Fiona?
It is
always a treat to read an Ellery Adams mystery. When she adds
her magical touch to the Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries - you
know you are reading something special. This delightfully
enchanting mystery is well-plotted and cozy mystery lovers
will enjoy going with Ella Mae on her journey. This very quickly
became a page-turner of a read for me - I had to know what
would happen next. The author has thoughtfully provided yummy
recipes including her Charmed Leprechaun Pie that caused the
leveling of the 100 garden gnomes. So, if you like your mystery
with a magical twist, then you should be reading Lemon Pies
and Little White Lies.
Reviews of other titles in this series
Pies
and Prejudice #1
Peach
Pies and Alibis #2
Pecan
Pies and Homicides #3
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