Hot Fudge Frame-Up by Christine DeSmet - ISBN: 9780451416483
Paperback
Fudge contest turns fatal! Can Ava clear her name?

Hot Fudge Frame-Up

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    3 June 2014

Summary

Candy shop owner Ava Oosterling mixes it up with a fudge judge with a grudge-who loses his life before he can pick a winner.

Ava is gearing up for the First Annual Arts Festival-a huge celebration that could draw national attention to her old-fashioned fudge shop in Door County, Wisconsin. She’s invited two celebrity chefs to go head-to-head with her in a fudge contest. Everyone is having a tasty time…until a judge for the festival is found dead.

To her shock, he’d been compla…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780451416483
ISBN-10:0451416481
Author:Christine DeSmet
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:3 June 2014
Weight:164g
Dimensions:171mm x 107mm x 23mm
Series:Fudge Shop Mystery
What They're Saying

Critics Review

PRAISE FOR FIRST-DEGREE FUDGE “An action-filled story with a likable heroine and a fun setting. And, oh, that fudge! I’m swooning. I hope Ava Oosterling and her family and friends take me back to Door County, Wisconsin, for another nibble soon.”—JoAnna Carl, national bestselling author of the Chocoholic Mysteries “Christine DeSmet has whipped up a melt-in-your-mouth gem of a tale. One is definitely not going to be enough!”—Hannah Reed, national bestselling author of Beewitched “The first in a new series set in the ‘Cape Cod of the Midwest,’ First-Degree Fudge is a lighthearted confection that cozy mystery readers will devour.”—Lucy Burdette, author of Murder with Ganache “As palatable as a fresh pan of Belgian fudge, this debut will delight candy aficionados and mystery lovers with its fast pace, quirky cast, and twist after twist. A must read!”—Liz Mugavero, author of A Biscuit, a Casket “Interesting characters enhance this mystery…plenty of romantic tension. The mystery evolves nicely with a few good twists and turns that lead to a surprising villain.”—RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

About The Author

Christine DeSmet

Christine DeSmet is the author of First-Degree Fudge, and a winner of the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart as well as a three-time finalist. She is also a winner of the Slamdance Film Festival writing contest. A member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Romance Writers of America, Christine teaches fiction and screenwriting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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