Thou Shalt Not Grill (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery # 12) by Tamar Myers.

My Review: 3 out of 5 stars

Pages: 227

Magdalena doesn't have her usual group of celebrity guests, instead she has guests arriving for the celebration of Hernia, Pennsylvania's bicentennial. She is kept running in circles taking care of her guests and showing up at the events as the current mayor of Hernia. Then one of her guests is murdered up on the hillside near the Hernia time capsule. Does his death relate to the legend of a hidden treasure or is it just coincidence?

Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke

I chose this book because I was in the mood for a cozy mystery, the weather was cold and cinnamon rolls sounded like tasty comfort food. Hannah Swensen is a full-time baker and part-time amateur sleuth who has the unfortunate habit of becoming involved in murder investigations. This installment is no different. Hannah and her sister, Michelle, are on the way to deliver cinnamon rolls when they barely avoid becoming part of a multi-car pileup. Wanting to lend a helping hand to those who might be injured, Hannah and Michelle enter the upside down bus of Cinnamon Roll Six, a popular jazz band, where the first body is discovered. A light mystery with likeable characters. Unfortunately the plot has huge holes in it. I also found the plethora of recipes quite distracting. Still, despite its drawbacks, I would read another in the series. This is book 15. I've only read a few here and there, but that wasn't a problem.  304 pages.

Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke

(Posted for Paul Mathews)

Hannah’s bakery has an order for a three day celebration 1800 cookies. The professor gets murdered and there are lots of suspects. The detective Hannah gets locked in a mausoleum by the killer and must be rescued. Don’t forget the recipes.

290 pages.

A Dinner to Die For by Claudia Bishop

The Inn at Hemlock Falls is getting ready for the long-awaited wedding of Meg and Andy, but things don't go according to plan when the bride gets cold feet. Couple the bride's jitters with turmoil in the Hemlock Falls business community and a death--or two--along the way, and you come up with the 13th installment of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series by Claudia Bishop. If you haven't met the slightly off-beat inhabitants of Hemlock Falls, I recommend starting with book 1, A Taste for Murder. This cozy mystery series has a culinary bent to it and comes complete with a couple of recipes to try out. A Dinner to Die For is a light repast with only 226 pages.