Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp (Tuesday Intros & Teaser Tuesday)

Title: Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies

Author: Misha Popp

Publication: 10 May 2022 -- Crooked Lane Books 

Format: Kindle eARC via NetGalley

Amazon Description

The first time Daisy Ellery killed a man with a pie, it was an accident. Now, it’s her calling. Daisy bakes sweet vengeance into her pastries, which she and her dog Zoe deliver to the men who’ve done dirty deeds to the town’s women. But if she can’t solve the one crime that’s not of her own baking, she’ll be out of the pie pan and into the oven.

Parking her Pies Before Guys mobile bakery van outside the local diner, Daisy is informed by Frank, the crusty diner owner, that someone’s been prowling around the van—and not just to inhale the delectable aroma. Already on thin icing with Frank, she finds a letter on her door, threatening to reveal her unsavory secret sideline of pie a la murder.

Blackmail? But who whipped up this half-baked plot to cut a slice out of Daisy’s business? Purple-haired campus do-gooder Melly? Noel, the tender—if flaky—farm boy? Or one of the abusive men who prefer their pie without a deadly scoop of payback?

The upcoming statewide pie contest could be Daisy’s big chance to help wronged women everywhere…if she doesn’t meet a sticky end first. Because Daisy knows the blackmailer won’t stop until her business is in crumbles.

Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff

I have had this sitting on my NetGalley shelf calling my name since September. I try not to read and review things too far in advance so I've been putting it off and finally devoured it over the past two days. It comes out in just under a month so this would be the perfect time to pre-order. It's .... different. It's not exactly a "cozy mystery" in the traditional sense, though there are definitely elements of coziness and there is, indeed, a mystery. It is, however, very likely to make it onto my favorite reads of the year list and it's only April. It's just that delicious.

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