Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

By: Sarah Graves

Narrated by: Susan Boyce

Jake and Ellie have been through a lot together, from home repair to homicide investigation. So when they decide to open a chocolate-themed bakery, they figure it'll be a piece of cake.

With Ellie's old family recipes luring in customers, they expect to make plenty of dough this Fourth of July weekend. Having family home for the holiday only sweetens the deal for Jake - that is, until the ill wind of an early-season hurricane blows up her family's plans.

But as bitter as the storm is, something even more sinister is brewing in the kitchen of The Chocolate Moose - where health inspector Matt Muldoon is found murdered. Ellie never made a secret of her distaste for Matt, who'd been raining on their parade with bogus talk of health-code violations. But now, with no alibi for the night of the murder, she's in a sticky situation with the police - so it's up to Jake to catch the real killer and keep Ellie living in the land of the free.

©2018 Sarah Graves (P)2018 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Lots of plot twists

Good story. Lots of plot twists. Could not figure out who was the main villain.

Great new series

Sarah Graves has crafted a great beginning to a new series. Characters are well developed, and seem like friends. This installment really left me wanting more. Susan Boyce brought it all together with her nice performance. I recommend this to cozy mystery fans.

new adventures

what happened to prill and monday, their old dogs, they act like they nevrr had any. I wss beginning to wonder about Lee too, until she showed up at camp, and poor George. not quite as good as the home repair series to me.

Love Jake & Ellie

I'm glad Sarah Graves has brought Jake & Ellie back. The bakery is a nice change. Jake seems to have lost her backbone. She used to be a self-assured woman - the kind that would state, "I can take care of myself" Ellie's crazy outfits gone. George & her daughter don't appear until the final scene. I guess my main issue with this book was the narrator. She couldn't perform the Northeastern accent. Most of the characters were born & raised in Maine. They don't sound like Everybody sounds the same - no accent. Really hoping that the publisher brings back Lindsay Ellison. If not, send Ms. Boyce to a voice coach to learn the appropriate accent.

Had a smile when I finished it. 🙃

Fabulous continuation with Sarah’s usual great storytelling. We get to hear more on the characters in her family. Easy to follow and narrator is very good. It was good to continue with Jake and Ellie’s adventures.