A WRINKLE IN THYME, the eighth Pancake House Mystery by Sarah Fox, is a delightful mystery full of interesting characters, a lovely coastal setting, and enough talk of food to keep readers craving more.

In A WRINKLE IN THYME, Marley volunteers to help get the Wildwood Cove Museum situated in its new location in time for the town’s Wild West Days Festival. All goes well until the interim director of the museum is murdered, and historical documents are feared stolen. In addition, Marley’s assistant chef at the Pancake House Tommy is a victim of a hit and run. Marley feels fully invested in solving these crimes and does all she can to find answers.

As always, the mysteries surrounding Jane’s death and Tommy’s accident are well thought out, evenly paced, and compelling from start to finish. Marley questions how they might be connected, and this makes the puzzle all the more difficult to figure out. There are several reasonable suspects, clues, and red herrings, but I did not see the motive coming. I really enjoyed the bits about the century old love letters and how they played into the current events. I love Marley because she is so genuine but also oh-so nosey, and her husband Brett’s loyal indulgence of her. The supporting characters add lots of color and entertainment value.

Alas, this is the last adventure featuring restaurateur Marley, and I will greatly miss this series and its characters. Bookworms, do yourself a favor and read this series; you will not be disappointed. Highly recommended for its Pacific Northwest setting and strong culinary influence. Recipes included.

I received an ARC of this title from the author and Lyric Press (Kensington Books) through NetGalley and voluntarily shared my thoughts here.

WHAT is going on with all the cozy MC's lately? It is like they all have taken stupid pills and do things that are really out of character for them. Also, let's talk about how all the people around them are both encouraging them AND LETTING THEM DO THEM [Really Brett? It is okay to just let Marley run into a yard of a convicted felon to look at what he was burning because said felon couldn't POSSIBLY COME BACK? Sigh]!! Also...have the cops lost their everlovingminds? Seriously? Ray has always shown great restraint when it has come to Marley's snooping, but he has never let it go this far, and to be honest, I am disappointed.

Let's just say it out loud - I am disappointed in this whole book. I absolutely love this series and may or may not have yelled out loud when I saw that this book was being released [and then yelled out loud again when it came up on NetGalley]. I love the characters and the stories and I love that Marley does her work BEFORE sleuthing [thankfully, that has not yet changed]. In this story, we meet some really great new people [Winnifred is AWESOME], have a few really tense moments and some moments of joy! So what is the problem you say? Marley is the problem. She has always been nosy [and this is not a criticism as I am nosy myself] and I absolutely love her commitment and friendship with her employees [who are really more friends than just people who work at The Flip Side] - the whole Tommy story was so heartwarming, but her nosiness and unwillingness to listen to those around her that know more than she does is really amped up in this one. It is like she took stupid pills, or pills that change who you really are at the beginning and by the end, she was a different person. It was disconcerting and disappointing. Also, the fact that the mystery was fairly easy [knew the who right away, knew the side stories right away, did not know the why, and that is what kept it at 3 stars - also thought the reveal was VERY well done, and the fact that both Marley and Brett take time to talk about their future and their plans and how they needed to go about it was very well done], and I was frustrated for most of the book because it seemed to drag and then with Marley doing all her foolishness, I also spent a lot of time shaking my head. So very disappointed.

It is tough when you love a series and there comes along a book that is just meh for you [it happens and what is meh for me may be excellent for you, so keep that in mind. I don't write reviews to discourage people from reading a book {most of the time anyway}, I write them to share what was wrong or right for me as a reader]; that doesn't mean you hate the series now or that you'll never read another book by the author - for me, that is far from the truth. I will still eagerly await the next in the series and yell out loud when it appears - because that is what we readers do.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sarah Fox, and Kensington Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Even though this is book 8 in the 'Pancake House Mystery' series, and I have only read one other instalment I still jumped at the chance to read A Wrinkle in Thyme, finding it a fun, delightful and amusing cozy.

Marley McKinney-Collins started over in Wildwood Cove, Oregon, as a breakfast restaurant owner, following her uncle's passing and is hugely successful. With her business, Flip Side, booming, Marley is excited as this summer, Wildwood Cove is playing host to a special event, which has been given the title of Wild West Days. The museum is being given an injection of life and Marley helps to move artefacts to their new location, a white two-storey Victorian house. Then a volunteer is found dead...

Sarah Fox has created such wonderful characters for this series and this story, and the mystery uses a fabulous combo of red herrings, twists, and the furious pace to prevent any tedium from taking root. I was captivated throughout and I recommend this brilliant cozy very highly.

Disclosure: Thank you to Kensington Books for providing a digital ARC of A Wrinkle in Thyme by Sarah Fox, via Netgalley for review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

"A Wrinkle in Thyme" the 8th instalment in the "Pancake House" Mystery series by Sarah Fox. I really like this series its an entertaining easy read. Murder is on the menu in the latest Pancake House Mystery, as a treasure trove of old letters spurs a killer to take some unsavory action. . .
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I love the setting of Wildwood Cove in the pacific northwest as I can relate to it having grown up there and having family still there.

The mystery is interesting and well plotted, and I loved the characters of Mrs. Winterbourne, her sister Dolly and granddaughter Krista who played a big part in the mystery. But I really enjoy the Flip Side pancake house family of Ivan, Tommy, Sienna, Leigh and Marley.

I kept guessing and second-guessing myself on whodunnit right to the very end.

I highly recommend this book/series to all my cozy lover friends.

I requested and received an advance reader copy of this book from Kensington Books and Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is another good installment into the series. I look forward to each book. I like the characters and the town. Marley & Brett are moving forward in their lives. Brett backing up Marley knowing she isn't going to stop investigating the dead bodies she comes across. They mystery kept me guessing.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Excellent book and series. Love Marley, Brett, and all the townspeople. The book is well-paced, and the mystery kept me guessing. Losts of interesting twists and turns. This is book 8 in the Pancake House Mysteries, but it stands well on its own. Highly recommend.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor or expectation.

This is the eighth book in the Pancake House Mystery series, and it doesn't disappoint.

Marley McKinney-Collins is the owner and manager of the Flip Side Pancake House located in the quaint Beach town of Wildwood Cove. The local museum has moved to a new location and Marley is helping to get it ready for a grand opening party. While working with Jane Fassbinder at the museum, they find some interesting letters that have been donated by a long time Wildwood Cove resident. Marley can't wait to read the letters, but has to wait for Jane to share. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen because Jane is murdered and the letters are gone.

One of Marley's employees is hit by a car and robbed the same night as the murder.

Marley can't resist a good mystery so she sets off to identify Jane's killer, find the missing letters and locate the hit & run driver.

This has always been a favorite series, one that as soon as it comes out, I want to read it. This latest was the best so far. I didn't want to put it down! There's just something about old letters and solving a mystery from the past that intrigues me. I enjoyed getting to know Tommy and Sienna better and seeing how married life works for Marley and Brett. The mystery itself was well presented with just enough clues to keep you guessing. Can't wait for the next one!

A Wrinkle in Thyme is the 8th Book in the Pancake House Mystery Series by Sarah Fox.
This is another fun, delightful, mouth watering edition that I absolutely LOVED.

I love the Flip Side, it is definitely a place I want to visit.
Marley is assisting with the town museum and the director is not liked and downright mean.
She ends up dead and the center of the mystery. Add to that Chef Tony is a victim of a hit and run.

This was a great mystery that had me guessing until the very end!!!!

I love the characters and the plot is perfectly paced. I highly recommend this series!

Cannot wait for the next book !

A celebrity chef opens up his latest destination restaurant in Pelican, Louisiana. Unfortunately the town people don't know that the chef has a reputation for stealing other people's recipes. They find this out after three local recipes end up on his menu including one of Maggie's mother's. Nothing can be done to him legally since the recipe cannot be copyrighted. The chef dies in a fiery boat accident during the fireworks display celebrating the opening of his new restaurant, making suspects of those he stole recipes from. Maggie is distracted by art lessons from a famous artist that Bo bought her for her Valentine's Day present and her own personal stalker.

Cajun Kiss of Death is the seventh book in the series and the first book in the series I've read. According to the author's note this is the last Cajun Country Mystery book we'll have for a while. Loose ends are tied up before the final word is read

I enjoyed reading Cajun Kiss of Death. I love the characters and setting, and I'm looking forward to reading the previous books in the series.

I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher and/or author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Pancake House Mystery Series is a solid cozy mystery series and the latest installment doesn't disappoint. It features strong charming characters and a wonderful town. And the mysteries are solid and not outlandish.

Our protagonist Marley (self proclaimed nosy parker) owns and operates the Flip Side restaurant in Wildwood Cove, a fictional town in the Pacific Northwest. Marley loves her town and is often involved in helping out with special events and projects and this book opens with Marley helping with the move of the Wildwood Cove museum into new quarters. The town which largely depends on attracting tourists, is also having it's first Wild West festival. While helping with the move, Marley is there when the volunteer director Jane comes across letters from a local legend.

The next day, Marley and her staff are alarmed when Tommy, their reliable sous chef doesn't show up for work and does not answer his phone or respond to texts and emails. Tommy had been hired to be the photographer at the charity gala to celebrate the opening of the new museum Marley heads out to try and find Tommy, when she comes across a large police presence at the museum. She freaks out, thinking something may have happened to Tommy but discovers that Jane has been murdered and later finds out that the letters are missing.

Marley and her husband eventually find Tommy who was a victim of a hit and run by someone who then stole his phone and camera. Marley is determined to discover who injured a member of her "family"

So, there are two mysteries to solve and determine if they are related. There are a few incidents that occur afterwards and Marley manages to tie them together. I did not see the resolution coming.

This is a wonderful series and while this is the eighth, it can be read as a standalone. I immediately went and read the backlist though so I could thoroughly enjoy Marley and the other inhabitants of Wildwood Cove.

I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley but the opinions expressed are entirely my own.

4 stars
A Wrinkle in Thyme
by Sarah Fox

Oh, how I love a Sarah Fox cozy mystery. I believe this is book 8 in this series and she surprises me every single time! I love how her characters continue to grow and evolve. Fox writes characters that are so easy to root for and to love. She writes mysteries that seem simple but are confounding.
One extra bonus is even though this is a series, the books are easily read as a stand-alone. I highly recommend this book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and Netgalley.

A Wrinkle in Thyme is the 8th book in the Pancake House Mystery series,
In this book the Wildwood Cove Museum is being renovated, and when a murder occurs, Marley can't help but get involved .. but when several other incidents happen, are they related as well? Marley is determined to find out! The story is well paced, and exciting, with the perfect amount of misleads to keep you guessing as to who the killer is.
Wrinkle in Thyme is, sadly, the final book in the series. This series since it's inception has been one of my favorites, I have enjoyed watching these characters develop, watching Marley and Brett's relationship grow, I am sad to see it end, I will miss these characters. Thank you Sarah Fox for sharing Marley and Brett with us, they were loved by many.

i voluntarily reviewed an e-arc copy of this book, all opinions are my own.

Marley is helping out with the new historical museum when a woman is killed and the Pancake House's cook is run down. Now, on top of trying to add new employees, she is hunting down a killer. I love how the little town constantly has special weekend events and how Marley is able to be active in all of them. This story was particularly interesting to me as it involved found letters, a possible illegitimate child, and a local legend. I will be honest, most of the plot was easy to predict, but I was still able to enjoy how the pieces of the mystery fell in place. I think that can be part of the fun of a good cozy series!

Wildwood Cove is getting ready to host the Wild West Festival and celebrate the opening of the Wildwood Cove Museum. Marley and her husband are helping with the museum and the fair. Marley is shocked to find that Jane who is heading the museum is found dead. She’s also unhappy that her sous chef is found in a ditch with a broken leg. There’s lots of mysteries to solve in the book.

I enjoyed the setting and the characters. It’s nice to read about characters with normal lives except their penchant for murder. I definitely recommend this book and the series.

Another mouth-watering charming cozy from Sarah Fox! I wish the Flip Side was real -there are so many tasty things she mentions throughout.

In this book, Marley Collins is helping set up the new facility for the town museum. The acting director, Jane, is bossy and hyper-organized. Most people dislike her. So it is not surprising she winds up being the body for this whodunit. However, to complicate things Marley's sous chef Tony is run down in a hit-and-run. Marley thinks they could be related but she is determined to find justice for Tony and for Jane. Add in a mix of historic letters from the past that seem to have been stolen from Jane's possession just before she died and you have an intriguing whodunit on your hands.

I love these characters Sarah Fox creates. I love her literary pub series also. While some of the aspects are similar, she is able to create fun atmospheres where the reader wants to visit, eat in Marley's café or wander around town for the Wild West Days festival. The backdrop of being a beach town makes it all more picturesque. I do so enjoy these books and I look forward to more to come!

I really enjoy this series! The Pancake House theme is fantastic, and the author does a great job of fleshing out the characters and the Pacific Northwest setting. The story was well-paced, and I had so much fun trying to solve the mystery.

I wasn’t ready to say good-bye to this series (this is the final book) but A Wrinkle in Thyme gives readers some lovely closure for Marley and friends. It’s a great balance between knowing what directions the characters are going in while giving us a few mysteries to follow. First of all, the town is opening a new museum and the volunteer coordinator for it, Jane, has been murdered. The letters she showed Marley, written by a notorious historical figure from the town, disappear the same night. Also during that same evening, Marley’s employee, Tommy, is the victim of a hit and run where the driver steals his phone, camera and wallet and leaves him in the ditch to die. Are all of these events connected? Marley is on the case, and in a way, it feels like much of the town is helping her because they know she won’t be able to let the mystery of who hurt Tommy go. Her ability to solve mysteries is well established and the pancake house serves as a great place to learn more from customers.
I liked the reflections the story had about the letters and what happened to the letter writers and how Marley appreciated what is in her life so much. The pacing was excellent, and the story flowed smoothly between the mysteries and character updates. One of my favorite things about Fox’s work is that her voice feels contemporary in a way that many of her peers miss out on, and this book stays true to form. If a series has to end, this is the way to do it.

SO much is happening in the usually quiet town of Wildwood Cove. Marley is busy with her pancake house and her new marriage to Brett. She's also excited about the new Museum except that ....the temporary curator has been murdered! And letters have been stolen! And, even worse, Tommy, who works for Marley has been struck by a hit and run driver, Marley manages to poke around, meeting new people and charging into danger, to find answers. I've enjoyed this series for the characters. It's a classic cozy but this time out there is perhaps one subplot too many, Not a problem because, well, it's a farewell. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. Don't miss the recipes!

I love this fun, entertaining cozy mystery series. it was fun to re-visit the quirky characters and solve another whodunit.