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The golden spoon : a novel / Jessa Maxwell.
"When production for the tenth season of the hit cooking competition Bake Week begins at the gothic estate of the show's host and founder, celebrity chef Betsy Martin, everything seems normal. The six contestants are eager to prove their culinary talentsover the course of five days, while Betsy struggles for control of the show with her new co-host, the brash and unpredictable Archie Morris. But as the baking competition gets under way, things begin to go awry. At first it's merely sabotage-sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to high-but then someone shows up dead and suddenly everyone's a suspect"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668008003 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 272 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2023.
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| Subject: | Baking > Competitions > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Reality television programs > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Maxwe | 31681010314292 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"When production for the tenth season of the hit cooking competition Bake Week begins at the gothic estate of the show's host and founder, celebrity chef Betsy Martin, everything seems normal. The six contestants are eager to prove their culinary talentsover the course of five days, while Betsy struggles for control of the show with her new co-host, the brash and unpredictable Archie Morris. But as the baking competition gets under way, things begin to go awry. At first it's merely sabotage-sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to high-but then someone shows up dead and suddenly everyone's a suspect"-- - Baker & Taylor
During her annual televised baking competition on her Vermont estate, celebrated baker Betsy Martin, hailed as âAmericaâs Grandmother,â finds murder in the mix when a body is discovered, and everyone is a suspect. - Simon and Schuster
âThis delicious combination of Clue and The Great British Bake Off kept me turning the pages all night!â âJanet Evanovich, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Only Murders in the Building meets The Maid in this darkly beguiling locked-room mystery where someone turns up dead on the set of TVâs hottest baking competitionâperfect for fans of Nita Prose, Richard Osman, and Anthony Horowitz.
Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for âBake Weekâ but also the childhood home of the showâs famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin.
The author of numerous bestselling cookbooks and hailed as âAmericaâs Grandmother,â Betsy Martin isnât as warm off-screen as on, though no one needs to know that but her. She has always demanded perfection, and gotten it with a smile, but this year something is off. As the baking competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, itâs merely sabotageâsugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to highâbut when a body is discovered, everyone is a suspect.
A sharp and suspenseful thriller for mystery buffs and avid bakers alike, The Golden Spoon is a brilliant puzzle filled with shocking twists and turns that will keep you reading late into the night until you turn the very last page of this incredible debut.
