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Sharon Farrow

Cooking the Books: Hollyberry Homicide by Sharon Farrow

By Doreen Sheridan

November 11, 2020

It’s December in Oriole Point, Michigan, which means two things: the Hollyberry Festival, organized by indefatigable town booster Piper Lyall-Pierce, and the annual town production of A Christmas Carol. When perennial Jacob Marley portrayer and theatre benefactor Everett Hostetter is found dead, the immediate assumption is that the wealthy 95-year-old finally succumbed to old age.…

Cooking the Books: Blackberry Burial by Sharon Farrow

By Doreen Sheridan

February 19, 2020

It’s been a month since Berry Basket store owner Marlee Jacob brought a killer to justice, and she’s ready to put the whole thing behind her as she and her friends look forward to a summer of fun. The nearby Blackberry Art School is hosting its centenary and has invited all its previous students from…

Cooking the Books: Dying for Strawberries by Sharon Farrow

By Doreen Sheridan

February 12, 2020

After enjoying the latest two of Sharon Farrow’s terrific Berry Basket Mystery series, I decided to go back to the beginning and see where it all started for Marlee Jacob and her eclectic crew of family and friends. As Dying for Strawberries begins, town booster Piper Lyall-Pierce is busy, as usual, organizing a festival to…

Cooking the Books: Mulberry Mischief by Sharon Farrow

By Doreen Sheridan

September 18, 2019

Sharon Farrow’s Berry Basket Mysteries is one of the most consistently well-put-together culinary cozy series out there, with some really solid mystery writing to underpin the charming small-town proceedings. Set in Oriole Point, a popular (but, alas, fictional) tourist destination on the banks of Lake Michigan, the series stars Marlee Jacobs, the proprietor of the…

Cooking the Books: Killed on Blueberry Hill by Sharon Farrow

By Doreen Sheridan

December 5, 2018

This is probably the first culinary cozy murder mystery that I’ve read that makes me want to read the entire series from the beginning primarily to investigate the protagonist’s love life. Said protagonist in this case is Marlee Jacob, owner of a berry-themed shop and bakery located on Oriole Point in the heart of Michigan’s…

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