Squashed: A Snack-Sized Mystery

by Jeff Schmoyer

Where's Kimber? Does her cryptic message to Murph Murphy signal danger, or is she simply on holiday, as the local constables want to believe? Murph rushes to ensure his sometimes-assistant is safe. Will he be able to track her down in a land as foreign to him as Quebec City, or is it already too late?

Ever-hungry food critic and amateur sleuth Murph Murphy rights culinary wrongs and serves criminals their just desserts in the Snack-Sized Mystery series where Hallmark mysteries meets food TV. Each book in the bingeable series offers readers quick and satisfying dips into the cut-throat world of an inquisitive foodie.

Journey with Murph as he seeks out perpetrators of crimes against food and man.

Includes a buttery, sugary French dessert recipe.

102 pages, Paperback

Published July 2, 2025

About the author

Jeff Schmoyer tries to find humor in the crazy world around him. Several of his short plays have been produced, and his short stories have been published in the Pikes Peak Writers anthologies Journeys into Possibility, and The Other Side of the Mountain. He is the author of the Snack-Sized Mystery series starring food blogger Murph Murphy, including Smoked, Cracked, Tossed, and Squashed. He is always up for a tasty meal and a friendly game of cards.

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Squashed is another appetizing entry in the Snack-Sized Mystery series by Jeff Schmoyer. If you haven't read any of these addictive short mysteries, start with Smoked. There's a fun character arc starting with book one you'll want to follow. Food, and a mystery to solve. It's the complete meal deal.