Murder Most Sweet is only my second Cozy Mystery and I'm really liking this genre. This book is actually better that my first since I didn't have to contend with a library ghost.

Set in a small town called Lake Potawatomi, WI, it is the perfect warm and comfortable setting for the story to take place. The protagonist is not only an accomplished writer, she is also an accomplished baker (hence the bookish baker mystery.) The protagonist has an Eskie (American Eskimo dog) and what a delight that is. You dog lovers will really enjoy the relational aspect between dog and human. It just adds to the storyline.

Murder Most Sweet has a great combination of light mystery and light romance. However, I thought there was an abruptness to uncovering the perpetrator. Maybe that was just me.

Overall, a good read. An added bonus -- real recipes you can use at the end of the book. I'll need to try some -- especially the Oatmeal Raisin cookie recipe.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Bookish Bakery
Author Teddie St. John not only deals with editors and deadlines, she's still dealing with the aftershocks of her breast cancer diagnosis, and the fact her mother is not dealing with it as well as she is. When she feels off balance, much to her friends' delight she deals with it by baking.
A member of a close trio, their own version of the 'Three Musketeers,' her friends Sharon and Char are her support system, along with her American eskimo pup, Gracie. Shaoron runs a B&B while char runs a book store.
When a favorite author is having a book signing at the store, his ex-girlfriend is strangled..with Teddie's scarf, and Teddie is the one to find the body, while returning to the book store after leaving to deal with a hot flash, making her look suspicious.
Shady things happen and another body makes her look guiltier still while she's running around trying hard to solve it and the author Tavish Bently is enamored with her, which doesn't get either on off the suspect list.
This tale is spun with intrigue, humor, family interaction, good friends and deals practically with the after effects of Teddie's big life change.
I requested and received a NetGalley Arc to peruse and offer my opinion freely.

I adore this book! Usually I can figure out who the murderer is within the first few chapters, but not this time. Although I suspected, I was thrown off by the other possibilities frequently. This one kept me on my toes. My one criticism is that the main character’s inner monologue wasn’t clarified as such in 3/4 of they way through the book. I wasn’t sure if she was talking to herself, her book’s main character, or maybe her father. The climactic scene could have been slightly more dramatic. I also LOVE that the recipes are included (where’s the peanut butter cookie one?) as the sweets in this book sounded delicious! I can’t wait to read the next book in this series!!

Very enjoyable read! Loved the sense of family and friends that Ted has. Great mystery, the ending was a surprise, although I did suspect the killer initially. Fun book! Looking forward to more adventures with Ted and her friends.

Book one in a new series.

"I miss my breasts." I really could not get into this one. That first sentence of the book kind of set my mood and I just wasn't inclined to change it. I didn't like Teddie, I didn't like her mother. I didn't have a problem with Teddie being a breast cancer survivor, I just had a problem with her attitude.

This was an interesting debut for a cozy mystery. We are introduced to Teddie and her friends as they become involved in a murder at a book sigining. It was a different approach to see a character dealing with aftereffects of a life changing illness like breast cancer. Sometimes it was a bit too personal and blunt. I would have like a little bit more background on Teddie herself, not just her recovery. The book moves well with interesting characters that fit together. The murderer is a bit predictable, but there is enough other action to compensate for it.

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Retired from government cubicles after defeating breast cancer twice and becoming disgusted with cosmetic implants, forty something Teddy skips the fakes and wears fancy scarves or Knitted Knockers (TM) and bakes for stress relief and writes cozy mysteries.
The local bookstore is happy to have a famous British mystery author have an unplanned book signing until his fiancee is found in the alley strangled with Teddy's scarf. And that's only the first murder! It's also a first for the town. Great characters and lots of misdirections, plot twists, and red herrings. I loved it! Well done!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

What a fun cozy mystery! I particularly enjoyed how the author showcased the lead character Teddie's battle with breast cancer, her hysterectomy and how that experience has shaped her and her relationships. Teddie is a cozy mystery writer herself, meets a fellow writer, falls for him only to discover his ex fiancee dead of strangulation. The murder weapon? Teddie's scarf!

Would love to read more from this author!

A very cosy mystery that is worth a read, the characters are quite interesting and the way the murderer was revealed very funny indeed

Worth a look if you want a break from the more gruesome murder mysteries out there

A good start to a new mystery series. Teddie, a survivor of a double mastectomy, is also a mystery writer in their small town in Wisconsin. With her friends, mother and her adorable dog, she finds herself being set up when the murder of a couple of women, with links to the visiting British writer, are found with Teddie's scarfs. A good story, and one I would like to read more about. A bit less on the health issue, while interesting it could be scaled back a bit, and also I had figured out the killer early on. These two issues cost a star, otherwise I highly recommend this book and author.

Teddie St. John is a good, strong character who shines in Murder Most Sweet, by Laura Jensen Walker.
While attending a book signing for a well known author, Teddie finds herself swallowed up in a murder investigation. Teddie is known for writing her own mysteries, so finding herself on the suspect list throws her into investigative mode.

I found this book to be very entertaining and I'm looking forward to reading more in this series.

This book was interesting but slow in the middle. The leads that Theodore and her friends investigated felt ridiculous, far-fetched, and unlikely. I feel like the story had great promise but didn't like up to it. The reveal of the killer was interesting, The author did a great job depicting the craziness of Melainie. I liked the characters in the book they were interesting and enjoyable. #MurderMostSweet #NetGalley