Tea with Jam and Dread (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery #20) by Tamar Myers

  Tea with Jam and Dread (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery # 20) 

  by Tamar Myers

My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Magdalena decides to expand advertising for her Bed and Breakfast, Penn-Dutch Inn, to Europe. Her best friend Agnes arranges for the Earl and Countess Grimsley-Snodgrass and their children to be guests. Agnes tries to prompt Magdalena in all things British and aristocratic and Magdalena learns that maybe her regular guests really aren't that annoying. Then tragedy strikes and one of the Earl's sons disappears over the edge of a cliff during a picnic. Did he fall or was he pushed and just where is the body?

Tamar Myers recovers here, from whatever happened to her storytelling in books 18 and 19 of the series. 

Pages: 217

The Death of Pie (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery #19)

 The Death of Pie (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery #19)

My Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

The title is a play off the book and movie title, the Life of Pi, but has nothing to do with that story. This book follows Butter Off Dead in the Penn-Dutch series. The events and timeline of Butter off Dead were confusing to say the least. I thought I had missed some books in the series but other events seemed to happen right after the previous book and a few even prior to the previous title. Then along comes, Death of Pie, to explain that the last book was a tell-all about the townspeople from a mystery novelist who was a guest at the Penn-Dutch Inn. This book is supposed to be the mystery of who killed the author to get even. But it meanders badly, the limited clues are all there in the first few chapters. Had I known I would have skipped Butter Off Dead all together. It is not necessary to read it for this story at all. Really hope the next story is better or the author ties up this series and moves on. Pages: 200

Butter Safe Than Sorry (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery #18)

 Butter Safe Than Sorry (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery #18)

My Rating: 2 out of 5 stars 

This book was quite confusing. Events happening in this book were years later than the previous title in this series and yet in this story somethings that happened earlier were happening again. Perhaps author was rushed to wrap up the series? Something went awry. 

Pages:  259

Batter Off Dead (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery #17)

 Batter Off Dead (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery #17)

My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Magdalena is happily married and expecting her first child. But she feels the new police chief, Chris Ackerman can use her help when one of their own dies at a church breakfast after eating pancakes. Just when she thinks she has it figured out, her prime suspect also ends up dead. Now, what is she going to do?

Pages: 263

As the World Churns (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery, #16)

 As the World Churns (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery, #16) 

My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Magdalena has finally married the man of her dreams. As mayor, she is asked to emcee the first annual Hernia Holstein competition. Then Magdalena's long-time friend, Doc Shafor is knocked unconscious and her husband Gabe and their adopted daughter Alison go missing. With the help of her best friend, Agnes, Magdalena is determined to find her family.

Pages: 260

Peaches and Scream (A Georgia Peach Mystery #1) by Susan Furlong

 Peaches and Scream (A Georgia Peach Mystery #1) by Susan Furlong

My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Nola Harper returns to her childhood home in Cays Mill, Georgia to help run her parents peach farm while they enjoy a free vacation. But she soon learns that things at the farm and in the town aren't going well. Several poor harvests has the farm's accounts strapped for cash. Then her brother-in-law is accused of murder and he may very well be guilty. Pages: 289