{"product_id":"murder-at-first-slice-9781496753427","title":"Murder at First Slice","description":"\u003cb\u003eSocial media queen-turned-small-town baker Maddy Montgomery, her feisty friends, and her faithful English mastiff know you have to break a few eggs to solve a murder. . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Maddy's wedding day approaches, friends and family descend on the little town of New Bison, Michigan, to celebrate--so much so that Maddy wonders if there might be another happily-ever-after in store for her widowed father and innkeeper Mrs. Law. Unfortunately, she also has to deal with an unhappy couple: feuding cousins Hannah and Dorothy, who haven't spoken in decades. Maddy can only hope the spectacular wedding cake crafted by her head baker doesn't wind up as ammunition in a food fight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut she doesn't have to wait long for a wedding disaster to strike. When the imperious Dorothy crashes the rehearsal dinner--with several uninvited guests in tow--and starts battering everyone with constant complaints, the drama reaches reality-show levels. And the next day, Dorothy is dead . . . with Hannah standing over the body, bloody rolling pin in hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody in town believes Miss Hannah could commit murder. But a detective newly relocated from New York doesn't know the sweet, memory-challenged Hannah the way the locals do--and the evidence seems open-and-shut as an oven. Now, with her sous-sleuths the Baker Street Irregulars, the bride-to-be is busy digging into Dorothy's past to catch a killer before she cuts the cake . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Cozies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496753427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"V. M. Burns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604482584757,"sku":"9781496753427","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7161d302-59df-4c75-abf0-d63a26ba4fba.jpg?v=1780455331","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/murder-at-first-slice-9781496753427","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}