Cinnamon Twisted by Ginger Bolton

Cinnamon Twisted
by Ginger Bolton

ISBN-13: 9781496740199
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Kensington Books
Released: April 25th 2023

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
An ordinary late-spring afternoon for Deputy Donut Cafe owner Emily Westhill becomes one that will remain baked into her memory from the moment a customer gives Emily’s cat a toy donut and then flees Deputy Donut, dropping an earring in her panic. Concerned about the customer, Emily attempts to return the earring. Only this time, the customer doesn’t have a pulse. Things get more complicated when an ambitious police detective finds the earring and an unsealed envelope addressed to Emily at the murder scene. The envelope contains a cryptic letter and a fading photograph of a woman standing in front of Emily’s house.

Why did the customer grab her cinnamon twists and flee Deputy Donut? With the detective eying Emily as a prime suspect, Emily is determined to find out. But once a donut-shaped murder weapon is discovered in her own backyard, Emily has no time to lose as she pulls apart the connection between the victim and the strange history of her property.


My Review:
Cinnamon Twisted is a cozy mystery. You don't need to read the previous books in the series to understand this one, and this book didn't spoil the previous mysteries. The characters were interesting and engaging. The mystery was clue-based. Emily witnessed some clues and asked questions to clarify what she's seen or where a suspect had been. She passed on information that she came across to her boyfriend detective and the state detective. Whodunit was guessable before the reveal, but Emily didn't fully sort out the clues needed to determine whodunit until nearly the end. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this fun mystery.


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