Red Delicious Death

In Sheila Connolly's Red Delicious Death, the third installment in the Orchard culinary cozy series, get ready to sink your teeth into a juicy mystery and take a bite out of crime too. It all started for Meg Corey, who was still new to Granford and the orchard harvesting business, when her best friend Lauren had asked her for help. The Czarneckis, Brian and Nicole, were fresh out of culinary school and newly married to start a local food restaurant of their own in their small-town community. Of course, when they first discovered the Stebbins old family home, they had some bumpy obstacles along the way. They needed to go through the proper paperwork to get everything approved and they needed Mrs. Goldwaithe's approval on the Select Board meeting. But when their sous chef Sam Anderson wound up dead in a pigsty, it shocked that small town on who could do such a thing. It made Meg wonder if it anything to do with his sexual orientation or something else entirely different. As she helped the Czarneckis anyway she could with their restaurant business, things are getting cozy between her and Seth Chapin, her neighbor among other things around the town. As soon as she figured it on whodunit, it had a shocking ending with a twist in the end.

This was another compelling culinary cozy in the Orchard culinary mystery series. This held my attention from the first page to the end. I did care for Meg and how she managed to run an orchard and how she helped the Czarneckis out as a new friend. As she learned about apple orchards, I've learned a great deal too. I also cared for Seth who's pretty smitten with Meg and is always there for her in a pinch. I did love how the small-town community came together for the cooperative restaurant idea when everyone would benefit each other. This would entice you and lure you in with non-stop drama, suspense, hint of mystery, and plenty of action.

Will you take a bite out of Red Delicious Death today?