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Book 4 in the Donut Shop mystery series. Suzanne is thrown into another murder after a confrontation with a local radio personality. Good mystery, great recipes and a fun read. 3.5 stars

This is a great series! Small town dynamics, believable characters, good plots & romance thrown in for good measure. Plus plenty of donut recipes!! Everything a person wants in a cozy!

Reading right now and I so enjoyed the first books in the series it feels like I am reading about family.

I'll admit- this fourth book in the series shows some improvement after the second and third ones fell flat for me.

I still think that the romantic subplot between Suzanne and Jake could be left out of the story altogether and it wouldn't really matter. I think that the author either needs to show us some real emotion, or just remove it altogether.

The actual mystery was definitely better in this story than the last one, however, I always wonder about these things when I'm reading this series: Why would anyone want to stay in this town or hang around Suzanne after four murders have happened (in quick succession) around her?! And why is it that Suzanne is the only one capable of solving these mysteries with her "bumbling" around, while both the local and state police are always several steps behind?

At least the ending was a bit of a surprise in this one, and Suzanne's relationship with George shows some actual development. To me that was the best part of this addition to the series.