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Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for “Bake Week” but also the childhood home of the show’s famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin.

The author of numerous best-selling cookbooks and hailed as “America’s Grandmother,” Betsy Martin isn’t as warm off-screen as on, although no one needs to know that but her. She has always demanded perfection, and gotten it with a smile, but this year something is off. Things go awry as the baking competition begins. At first, it’s merely sabotage—sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned too high—but when a body is discovered, everyone is a suspect.

A new-to-me author, this was a unique spin on the mystery genre–instead of the POV staying in the sleuth’s head, it bounced between each of the characters. The author did a great job describing the manor and baking competition from varying POVs while keeping the story moving forward. I’m not a huge fan of opening with a murder, then jumping back in time to show what happened, but it did work in this story.

A few swear words (a few F-bombs) and a bit of description of the murder, but other than that, not a lot of graphic content.

I liked the approach to this story–I felt like I jumped right in while also receiving backstory while the story happened. A very enjoyable read.

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