Pumpkin Roll by Josi S Kilpack

Pumpkin Roll by Josi S Kilpack

Sadie Hoffmiller believes in her abilities as a cook and as a detective. She believes in the beauty of a perfectly baked pumpkin roll. She does not, however, believe in ghosts.

As Halloween approaches, Sadie is looking forward to spending her favorite baking season of the year making delicious New England recipes in Boston, Massachusetts, with her favorite leading man, Pete Cunningham, as they babysit his three young grandsons. When the boys insist that Mrs. Wapple, the woman who lives across the street, is a witch, Sadie and Pete are anxious to distract the boys from such silly ideas.

Sadie tries to befriend Mrs. Wapple, but when her foolproof plate of cookies fails to work its magic, she is left with more questions than answers. And Sadie has never been one to leave a good question unanswered.

The more she investigates, however, the stranger the answers become. And when Sadie learns the eccentric Mrs. Wapple has been attacked in her home, she knows times is running out. As the unexplained occurrences escalate, Sadie finds herself embroiled in yet another mystery with life-or-death consequences. Can Sadie discover whoever or whatever is behind the mystery before anyone else gets hurt? Or will this be the last time Sadie takes the case?

Josi is the author of twenty-five books, one cookbook, and various coauthored projects and anthologies, including the twelve-book Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery series. She is a two-time Whitney Award winner (for Sheep's Clothes in 2007 and Wedding Cake in 2014), as well as the 2012 Utah Best in State Fiction winner. She lives in Utah with her husband, Lee, and their four children.