When the Fallingbrook Arts Festival rolls into town weeks before she’s set to tie the knot, Emily expects talent and friendly competition at the week-long summer series to go together like coffee and double fudge. But the fun crumbles fast after a lively bagpiper takes first place on day one and turns heads for the wrong reasons—all before Emily and her tabby cat find him dead in a clear case of murder. Along with a distinctive weapon at the crime scene, several strategically placed items leave disturbing clues about the killer’s identity, including a broken piece of a Deputy Donut mug . . .
While detectives aren’t sure who silenced the bagpiper’s music, they don’t trust Emily or her family to tell the truth. With her nuptials and career on the line, Emily launches an unsettling investigation to save herself from trouble and bring a dangerous figure to justice. The search not only brings too many suspects into the picture, but also leads to a strange discovery on Deputy Donut’s rooftop. A discovery that tells Emily she better get cooking, because someone may be watching her every move . . . and carefully plotting to turn a wedding into a funeral! (Summary via Goodreads)
When you start reading Double Grudge Donuts, the eighth book in the Deputy Donut Mystery series, by Ginger Bolton you are going to have a HUGE suspect list.
In Double Grudge Donuts the Fallingbrook Arts Festival is starting and it will go on for a week. During the festival entertainers will first walk around town stopping at specific businesses to perform their acts. Then they will perform at night and get judged. During one of the performances, Kirk MacLean will interrupt playing his bagpipes. Kirk will continue playing his bagpipes throughout town for the next couple on days until he is found dead by Emily Westhill on her way to her shop, Deputy Donuts.
Before Kirk was murdered Emily learned that no one liked him and all of them had reason to murder him .... including Emily's parents who are staying with her for the week to attend the festival and help her get ready for her upcoming wedding. Unfortunately with this new murder, Emily's fiance Brent, who is a detective, is going to be very busy solving the case.
Readers will love that Bolton allows you to get to know Emily, her parents, friends and the town before throwing the murder into the mix. This also provides you with a long list of suspects to weed through. And when you learn of one very vital part of how part of the murder was handled, you will be amazed and most likely, never would have thought of it. Bolton has a very creative mind that will have you loving this series and counting down the days until the next book.
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