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The Rocky Road to Ruin

Ice Cream Shop Mysteries Series, Book 1

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by Meri Allen
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A deliciously cozy mystery with a scoop of murder! In Meri Allen's charming debut, The Rocky Road to Ruin, Riley Rhodes, travel food blogger and librarian at the CIA, returns to her hometown of Penniman, Connecticut, for a bittersweet funeral. Between reuniting with old friends, visiting her father's bookshop, and scooping ice cream at the beloved Udderly Delicious Ice Cream Shop, Riley hopes to help her friend Caroline rebuild after her mother's death. But as Caroline and her brother Mike clash over their inherited assets, trouble begins to swirl when Riley is spooked by reports of a stranger camping behind the farm and the odd behavior of the shop's mascot, Sprinkles the Persian cat. When Mike turns up dead in the barn the morning after the funeral, the peace and quiet of this quaint town seems upended for good. Can Riley find the killer before another body gets scooped in this delightful new cozy mystery series filled with ice cream, suspense, and small-town secrets?

  • Creators

  • Series

    Ice Cream Shop Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 27, 2021

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781250267078

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781250267078
      • File size: 4995 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      July 1, 2021
      Travel blogger and CIA librarian Riley Rhodes, who occasionally works undercover for the agency, is back in her hometown of Penniman, Connecticut, to attend the funeral of her best friend Caroline's mother, Buzzy, and recover after being reprimanded by her employer for her screw-up in Rome. Riley soon finds Caroline's brother, Mike, murdered and his tennis-star girlfriend, Angelica, missing. When it looks like Caroline may be a suspect, Riley begins her own investigation, learning that Mike was planning to sell Buzzy's farm to a land developer. Suspects include those who would profit from the sale, Mike's present and former jealous girlfriends, and the Brightwoods, who have farmed the land for years. Buzzy also owned the popular Udderly Delicious Ice Cream Shop, which Caroline and Riley are determined to keep open. Using her research and investigative skills, Riley unravels the clues to identify the killer. Delightfully framed by the details of making ice cream and running an ice-cream shop, this cozy mystery series-starter is populated with well-drawn characters living in a vividly described New England town.

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  • English

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