How did it get to be December? You don’t know, either? Why is it that the older we get, the faster time seems to go? 

Out December 1 from Berkley Prime Crime

Here in Northwest Montana, we’ve been busy–which may be one reason why the year is suddenly rushing to a close! Today is release day for GUILTY AS CINNAMON, the second Seattle Spice Shop Mystery by Leslie Budewitz.

From the cover: 
Pepper Reece knows that fiery flavors are the spice of life. But when a customer dies of a chili overdose, she finds herself in hot pursuit of a murderer…

Murder heats up Seattle’s Pike Place Market in the next Spice Shop mystery from the national bestselling author of Assault and Pepper.

Springtime in Seattle’s Pike Place Market means tasty foods and wide-eyed tourists, and Pepper’s Seattle Spice Shop is ready for the crowds. With flavorful combinations and a fresh approach, she’s sure to win over the public. Even better, she’s working with several local restaurants as their chief herb and spice supplier. Business is cooking, until one of Pepper’s potential clients, a young chef named Tamara Langston, is found dead, her life extinguished by the dangerously hot ghost chili—a spice Pepper carries in her shop.

Now stuck in the middle of a heated police investigation, Pepper must use all her senses to find out who wanted to keep Tamara’s new café from opening—before someone else gets burned…

Find the book at all the usual online and independent sources--links and retail outlets in western Montana here. 

Leslie will be signing books at Think Local during the Kalispell Art Walk, Friday, December 4, from 5-8 p.m. And she and Christine Carbo will sign books at Fact and Fiction in Missoula on Saturday, December 5, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, as part of the authors’ parade!

And of course, signed books — and e-book downloads — make great gifts!

Marie F Martin  just checked her  Amazon dashboard in Canada and the following was posted.  Maternal Harbor has held the #30 spot in the Top 100 Paid in the Kindle store for two days.  She reports this is very exciting and humbling at the same time.  Thank you, Canadian Readers.

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #30 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

• #6 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Suspense
• #8 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Suspense
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