Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches
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4.7 • 28 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Daisy’s Tea Garden in Pennsylvania’s Amish country is known for its elegant finger foods—but now owner Daisy Swanson has to finger a killer . . .
Restaurant critic Derek Schumaker, notorious for his bitter reviews, is about to visit Daisy’s Tea Garden, and Daisy and Aunt Iris are simmering with anxiety. A bad word from the culinary curmudgeon could really hurt their business, but Daisy tries to stay confident. After all, how can he resist her cucumber sandwiches with pimento spread—not to mention the cheesy cauliflower soup and strawberry walnut salad?
Schumaker takes a to-go order when the afternoon tea service is done, which Daisy hopes is a good sign. But when he perishes from a seizure, it looks like his food was dosed with something deadly. Considering a threat that recently appeared on his blog—and whispers of scandal in his past—Daisy has quite an assortment of suspects to sift through . . .
Includes delicious recipes!
Customer Reviews
Karen Rose Smith’s Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches
Willow Creek, Pennsylvania is the home of Daisy Swanson and her two daughters. It is located in the heart of Lancaster’s Amish country. Daisy, along with her Aunt Iris, owns and runs Daisy’s Tea Garden. The Tea Garden serves a large variety of teas, tea cakes, scones, tea sandwiches plus other good eats on different days. This book focus on a food reviewer who is coming to the Tea Garden. This man seems to leave unpleasant reviews about the places he eats. So everyone is nervous. What will he say about Daisy’s? When the man asked to take along some of Daisy’s pimento spread and cucumber sandwiches, they are hopeful this is a sign for a good review. Instead the reviewer dies and it is reported that it was from the cucumber sandwiches he ate?? How could that happen? Who wanted to kill him? Daisy starts her own investigation as soon as the news starts a huge low down in customers. She knows the sandwiches were fine when they left the Tea Garden so who tampered with them? The story presents a large group of suspects. Daisy will need to dig deep to unearth the culprit. Meanwhile, Daisy discovers personal problems she must deal with at the same time. I felt the characters were all well developed, well defined while harboring secrets which will eventually come to light. I enjoyed the mouthwatering foods plus the variety of teas presented. At the end, recipes are provided for Pimento Spread, Easy Cauliflower Carrot Cheese Soup and Rum Raisin Rice Pudding. I look forward to trying them. I had a cream cheese and cucumber sandwich on pumpernickel bread after finishing the story (using what I already had at home and really enjoyed it). This is book # 3 in the Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery Series. It can be read as a stand alone. The author provides enough of the characters backstories to easy the past and present together effortlessly. I volunteered to read Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches. Thanks to Kensington Publishers and the author via Net Gallery for the opportunity. My opinion is voluntary and my own. Looking forward to the next book in the series.