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Suzanne Hart runs the local donut shop and is used to watching customers bustle in and out. When one of her regulars disappears, she becomes the last person police question, as the missing person turns out to be Emily Hargraves, the owner of a neighboring newsstand. Emily’s odd last snack—a blueberry donut with chocolate icing, sprinkles, stars, and a sour‑gummy worm—only deepens the mystery. As Suzanne learns that Emily’s request seems out of character and her ex‑husband Max is also missing, the situation escalates. The case culminates with a corpse hanging from a tree in the park, forcing Suzanne to confront a darker reality behind the friendly surface of her doughnut shop and the narrow streets of her town.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Jessica Beck
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