One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon

Item: One Poison Pie
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted May 26, 2021 by karenbaron in #BookishRecipe, Mystery, Paranormal, Review, Series / 0 Comments

One Poison Pie

by Lynn Cahoon

Series: Kitchen Witch Mysteries #1
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Published by Kensington on January 26, 2021
Setting: Idaho
Genres: Cozy Culinary Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 288
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Also in this series: Chili Cauldron Curse, Murder 101, Five Furry Familiars

In the first in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s Kitchen Witch series, Mia Malone is starting over in Magic Springs, Idaho—where murder is on the menu . . .

What’s a kitchen witch to do when her almost-fiancé leaves her suddenly single and unemployed? For Mia Malone, the answer’s simple: move to her grandmother’s quirky Idaho hometown, where magic is an open secret and witches and warlocks are (mostly) welcome. With a new gourmet dinner delivery business—and a touch of magic in her recipes—Mia’s hopes are high. Even when her ex’s little sister, Christina, arrives looking for a place to stay, Mia takes it in stride.

But her first catering job takes a distasteful turn when her client’s body is found, stabbed and stuffed under the head table. Mia’s shocked to learn that she’s a suspect—and even more so when she realizes she’s next on a killer’s list. With Christina, along with Mia’s meddling grandma, in the mix, she’ll have to find out which of the town’s eccentric residents has an appetite for murder…before this fresh start comes to a sticky end. . . .

One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon is a fabulous mixup to paranormal cozy mysteries I’ve read before.

Will Mia be able to figure out who killed Adele?

Mia Malone

Mia Malone is the main character, and she is a witch. Well, a Kitchen Witch who practices hearth magic. That means she can only do spells that work with the kitchen and healing magic. I think this is a neat way to do the magical aspect, and it’s definitely different. I’ve heard of kitchen witches before but not with what they could do. Mia is a lover of lists, being organized, cooking, and trying to be somewhat human even though she isn’t. She doesn’t trust herself to fall in love since Issac used her as a business partner instead of the partners that she thought they were. I like Mia a lot as a character as she’s wonderfully sweet and one that I can’t wait to see more of. Ms. Cahoon has done a fantastic job of creating this little world, and I hope that Mia has a lot of success with her business venture called Mia’s Morsels.

The Mystery

The mystery in this story is who killed Adele and why they would kill her. There are also two others, but they get solved pretty fast. Mia is trying to solve that while also not having the police officer think that she or Christina murdered Adele. It’s a tough time for Mia as she feels like she’s an outsider despite being a summer resident. There is a lot of things to remember while reading this book about the mysteries. Mia is a good sleuth as she could figure out some of the other mysteries but not the one about who killed Adele. I didn’t figure it out until the killer was telling her why the killer did it.

Five Stars

One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon is worthy of five stars, and I’m recommending it to everyone that loves to read paranormal cozy mysteries. Ms. Cahoon has done a great job of creating this new universe and how she’s doing the magic is perfect for this world. I can’t wait to see what Ms. Cahoon does for this series in the other books.

Second Book in the Series coming in July of 2021

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon.

Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

About Lynn Cahoon

NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Lynn Cahoon, writes the Tourist Trap, Cat Latimer, Farm-to-Fork, Kitchen Witch, Survivors’ Book Club, and the Haunted Life cozy mystery series. No matter where the mystery is set, readers can expect a fun ride Sign up for her newsletter.

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