Authors, Arson, and Apple Strudel: Tabitha Clive Amateur Sleuth Short Read

by Sharon Michaels

Question: What does a bestselling author’s stolen manuscript, a string of intentionally set fires, and prize winning apple strudel have in common?
Answer: Tabitha Clive!

The year is 1995 and Tabitha Clive is content to spend her days quietly running the family farm in Kornville, Nebraska, baking prize winning apple strudel and working on her long-awaited novel. The quiet routine of tending to the animals, helping in the cornfields, baking sweet treats, and spending a few hours a day at her typewriter is fine with Tabitha.

The quietness is shattered when renowned mystery writer Theodore Blackwood’s unpublished manuscript, Ink, Flames and Secrets, is stolen from the safe in Emma Zimmerman’s successful bookstore, Pages and Pastries, and the author soon turns up dead. Adding to the turmoil is a string of suspicious fires aimed at destroying books written by popular romance author Tabby Love.

Tabitha, Emma, and retired sheriff Deborah Ortega work together to find the missing manuscript, a murderer, and an arsonist. As they delve deeper, they realize the most likely culprit is a woman determined to finish what her brother had started decades before.

Authors, Arson, and Apple Strudel is a short read cozy mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end.

You’ll find an old-fashioned apple strudel recipe included.

71 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 21, 2023

About the author

* Short, Sweet Cozy Mysteries
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* Smart, Mature, Believable Characters

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Reviews

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Authors, Arson and App!e Strudel

This book picks up where the last book in the series left off. The story gives you some background info on the people in this book. It was a very well written book about authors in the town, some body was an arsonist and somebody made apple strudels for sale. I'm really looking forward to the next book in the series to find out what will happen next!

[Tari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh that slippery criminal! Wreaking havoc then sneaking away which was exactly the MO of the entire family of long dead Eric Sorenson. Too bad even though he’s outta the picture, his equally insane relative continued his dirty work. I absolutely can’t wait until whatever book comes along telling how the guilty got their comeuppance. I know from her other series that this author can be counted on for the good guys winning and the bad getting punished for all their rotten deeds.

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This picked up from the last book perfectly. An author is going to finish what her brother started. Steals a book transcript, commits arson and somehow gets away . But the book hints that see will be Tabitha again. Book 7 needs to come quick. Plus an apple strudel recipe is included that I do plan on trying. It comes at a perfect time, as autumn begins tomorrow!

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Mystery
Question: What does a bestselling author’s stolen manuscript, a string of intentionally set fires, and prize winning apple strudel have in common?
Answer: Tabitha Clive!
This is a good mystery. It is full of angst. Tabitha Clive has a lot of secrets. I borrowed this book from KindleUnlimted. This in no way affects my opinion of this book.

[Sharon Michaels]

Excited for Book 6 in the Tabitha Clive Amateur Sleuth to release of Thursday, September 21st.
This one is has twists and turns and a fiery ending.
It's available in Kindle and KU.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sharon Michaels is the short form cozy mystery queen and this one is no exception. Tight story with a whodunnit ending you don’t see coming. I love her writing style and enjoy listening to her stories.