Death by Dacquoise — Kat Bellemore

Retirement isn't nearly as relaxing when dead bodies keep showing up.Retired sisters, Joe and Dottie Lawson, never expected to find themselves taking over their sister's tacky souvenir store-slash-bakery in the small coastal town of Starlight Ridge. But after her death, and the reading of the will, here they were.There were two problems with this.One- The souvenir store was in a state that would give hoarders nightmares.And Two- Neither Joe nor Dottie knew how to bake.It was a miracle that brought Sophie Adams into their shop, a young woman who had spent time learning to bake in the best French patisseries, but was now home due to an existential crisis. She was the answer to all their problems.Unfortunately, within a day of their meeting, a strange man winds up dead on the shop's floor. All evidence points to Sophie and the smashed dacquoise found next to the body. A dacquoise that had been meant for Joe and Dottie.Now, the Lawson sisters need to clear Sophie's name, both for the sake of her future and the future of their seaside French patisserie.Death by Dacquoise is the first book of the Seaside French Patisserie Mystery series. If you like small coastal towns, humorous retirees, and of course, murder, you'll love this cozy mystery series.Pick up Death by Dacquoise and start this laugh-out-loud series today!