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As she welcomes contestants to her ancestral home, Grafton Manor, she's excited to discover who will have   what it takes win the ultimate prize: The Golden Spoon.  Quickly, though, things start to go wrong...  The contestants are jittery - they've heard strange noises in the manor at night.  Betsy is irate - a new co-host has arrived, and he's out for her spotlight.  Then, the sabotage begins. At first, it's small. Sugar switched for salt. A hob turned too high.  But when a body is discovered, everyone becomes a suspect.  Because for someone at Bake Week it's time to settle old scores . . .   __________    Praise for The Golden Spoon  'A delectably fun mystery' Washington Post 'Great characters, a great plot, and like a spoon above a dessert, very difficult to put down' IAN MOORE, bestselling author of Death and Fromage 'Clever, atmospheric and so creepy' ANDREA BARTZ 'This delicious combination of Clue and The Great British Bakeoff kept me turning the pages all night!' 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