Juliet Capshaw, known as Jules to her friends, has made the unfortunate contract with a big city firm. She must somehow make campfire meals elegant and extravagant, while ignoring the bickering and excessive drinking.
To make matters worse, one of the executive team is pushed into the river during their rafting trip. Then Jules finds someone face down in the river the very next morning. Jules must discover the truth before the rest of the team leaves town.
Ellie Alexander is one of my favorite authors, and I have read previous novels in this particular series. I will admit that I did not read from the very beginning of the series, so some of the background is vague. However, I do know about Jules’s husband Carlos and his son Ramiro. I was very happy to see Ramiro in Ashland, and the trio being a family. It’s nice to see a motherly development in Jules. I also like that she is allowing her team at the Bakeshop to take on more responsibilities.
As for the mystery, I was at first following Jules thought process. Then one incident happened and I thought “maybe its this other way.” Which turned out to be true. However, even though I was right, I did not guess the killer. I thought Jules and her “partner” Lance were not really detectives in this one. She was more of a narrator and baking instructor. It wasn’t a bad thing, but it does take away the mystery theme when the reader isn’t really reading clues.
Overall I rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars.
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