Double Grudge Donuts by Ginger Bolton

Item: Double Grudge Donuts
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted January 30, 2024 by karenbaron in #BookishRecipe, #SummerReadsWithTheBaroness, Mystery, Review, Series / 1 Comment

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Double Grudge Donuts

by Ginger Bolton

Series: Deputy Donut Mystery #8
Series Rating:

Published by Kensington on February 20, 2024
Setting: Fallingbrook, Wisconsin
Genres: Cozy Culinary Mystery
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Beyond a Reasonable Donut

The countdown is on as Deputy Donut Café owner Emily Westhill gets ready for married life. But before she takes the plunge, she’ll need to poke a hole in a deadly criminal’s plans . . .

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!

Double Grudge Donuts by Ginger Bolton is just days away from Emily and Brent getting married.

Can Emily and Brent solve the bagpiper’s mysterious death?

Emily Westhill

Emily Westhill is over the moon about getting married to Brent in a few days. She loves having her parents in her home, her job, Dep – the cat, and, of course, her soon-to-be husband. The Fallingbrook Arts Festival is in full swing before Emily’s wedding, and all the acts are great. Emily gets unwittingly involved in solving the mystery since she wants to help the police, and it doesn’t help that people always talk to her. I love Emily as a character, and I’m glad she is getting a happy ending again.

The Mystery

Emily Westhill was walking to work with Deputy Donut, Dep, the cat, and that is when they found the dead body of the bagpiper. Let’s say that there are a lot of clues and connecting puzzle pieces that had my head spinning. I got who did it but then wrote them off until I put them back on the suspect list, just as Emily did again. This time, Ms. Bolton got me.

Five Stars

I am giving five stars to Double Grudge Donuts by Ginger Bolton, and I’m also recommending this series. Ms. Bolton does an incredible job of writing this whole series. When you read this series, I suggest you have a donut or two so you won’t be craving them.

Ms. Bolton has put recipes in the back of the book. The recipes are Double Fudge Donuts, Fudge Frosting, Lemon-Curd Long Johns, and Lemon Curd.

Deputy Donut Mystery Series

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Double Grudge Donuts by Ginger Bolton.

Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

About Ginger Bolton

Ginger Bolton writes the Deputy Donut mystery series—coffee, donuts, cops, danger, and one curious cat. The first four books in the series are SURVIVAL OF THE FRITTERS, GOODBYE CRULLER WORLD, JEALOUSY FILLED DONUTS, and the latest, BOSTON SCREAM MURDER. JEALOUSY FILLED DONUTS was chosen as the Woman’s World Best New Cozy Mystery of the week and was named as one of Dollycas’s Best Reads of 2019. BEYOND A REASONABLE DONUT will be on store shelves May 25, 2021. When Ginger isn’t writing or reading, she’s crocheting, knitting, sewing, or generally causing trouble. She’s also fond of donuts and coffee. As Janet Bolin, Ginger wrote the Threadville Mysteries—murder and mayhem in a village of crafty shops.

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