Sugar Coated Sins

Donut Shop Mysteries #20

by Jessica Beck

Donut Mystery #20, SUGAR COATED SINS,
From New York Times Bestselling Author, Jessica Beck

When a time capsule is accidentally unearthed on the town square, a murder confession is discovered, leading Suzanne, Grace, and Jake on a hunt through time for a killer who clearly isn’t finished yet.

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Cozy

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 24, 2015

About the author

Jessica Beck is a pseudonym used by
Tim Myers.
Jessica Beck is the penname of an author who has been nominated for the Agatha Award and named an Independent Mystery Booksellers Association national bestseller nearly a dozen times.

Jessica Beck loves donuts, and has the figure to prove it. It's amazing what people can convince themselves is all in the name of research! For each recipe featured in the donut mysteries, a dozen more are tried and tested.

When not concocting delicious treats, Beck enjoys the rare snowfalls near her home in the foothills of North Carolina.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/jessic...

Reviews

[Mary (Biblophile) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not only is this series getting old and tired but there were so many inconsistencies in the story that you couldn't keep track of them. Did the author write this book while half asleep or forget if there is a Chief of Police or a Sheriff? Suzanne, as usual, is a pompous know-it-all who often uses bullying tactics to snoop. How does her donut shop stay in business when she spends all her time snooping instead of running her business? Time to put this series to rest.

[Linda Hurst · Rating 2 out of 5]

Who Wrote This???

I do not know who wrote this, but it wasn't Jessica Beck. Their are so many things that were wrong from the first chapter on. The biggest was the fact April Springs has a police force and a Chief of Police , but suddenly they have a Sheriff and a . Sheriffs department. Jake, Suzanne's husband, was the interim police chief in the previous book and now he. Is the Sheriff!

Other details were wrong and the name of a recurring character is wrong. These details and the tone of the characters just pulled me so out of the story it interfered with my enjoyment of the book.

[Anastasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sugar Coated Sins by Jessica Beck is the 20th book in the Donut Shop Mystery series. A time capsule is accidentally unearthed and is found to contain an anomynous murder confession and Suzanne helps her acting police chief husband to investigate. An interesting mystery with Grace assisting Suzanne again. I feel like I have invested too much in the series to stop but it seems the donut shop has taken a back stage to investigating. At least these books are quick to read.

[Mrs. Olson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know who wrote this but it wasn't the original "Jessica Beck" unless she completely disregarded her last 19 books. The inconsistency with the Police Department is now the Sheriff's Department and Jake is the Sheriff not the Chief!! Phillip was Chief Martin for the last 19 books. This is a super annoying mistake through the entire book. Don't get me started on "Anita." The worst was Grace, she was a completely different character and Suzanne, Jake and Phillip were super off as well. Just awful!

It was not the original books and if this "author" is going to write the rest, I may be done with this particular series, which I'm totally sad about. The last 19 had ups and downs but I still really enjoyed all the characters and that kept me coming back.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read

It's always a pleasure to read a good book! This one was almost perfect! Recommend this for a quick and fun read.

[Josje Nap · Rating 2 out of 5]

Different name for a character, different wording, different style of writing. It seems that this book of the series is written by another person. Very strange.

[L.M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grace is back in action and she and Suzanne investigate their coldest case yet. When a time capsule is unearthed 85 years early, a killer's confession is found inside. But who's the killer? This book was a bit light on investigation since the suspects were identified very early in the story but I enjoyed eating a Napoli's meal vicariously through them and it was nice to have Grace back even though she didn't play much of a role in the action.

[Stevi Patterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still very much like these books. I’ve been reading them for a couple of years now and I do not read. But they drew me in and have opened my eyes to the joys of reading. I’m glad I stumbled across the one with the chocolate sprinkle donut it was the reason I decided to start.

[Gretchen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hadn't read one of these in a while. It was nice to revisit the characters, but I found the story dull. It was one interview after another until the finale. I don't remember being this bored with these books before, but maybe that's why I quit reading them.

[Jennifer Oberth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the concept of this book but the characters continue to annoy me to no end.
So many inconsistencies and lack of attention to the book's own details are also irritating.
And did we really need an entire chapter of them eating? Really? An entire chapter? With no movement to the story? Just what they're eating? No talking of clues or what to try next - just talking about pasta and ravioli and a new dessert they're going to try in detail in a later chapter?
Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.

[Alabama Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

An accident at the city clock unearths a strange clue to a murder that happened 15 years previously.

Can Suzanne and Jake work on both sides of the law to figure out who the murderer was and if they are still around?

[Connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting cold case with a very interesting ending.
Enjoy.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well this one ended with a huge life question. One I’ll be pondering for awhile.

[Sylvia Kirbey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Last minute reveal.

Each book kept be off balance til almost the end, this book by far kept me unsure of the killer .

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not my favorite in the series. The ending was just very abrupt. But I am curious to see how the next one goes.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this author and this series, one of my very favorites. The characters are wonderful, Suzanne and Grace are funny and get into so much trouble helping the police solve murders. Love the progression of the series with Suzanne and Jake's, and Momma and Philip's relationships. They are believable where many series take it too far, or not far enough. Love two cows and a moose, Emily's store buddies and their many costumes. I love small town life, so April Springs sounds like a wonderful place to live, especially in Suzanne' s cottage at the edge of the park. Lastly, there are some really good donut recipes in there, too.

[Sheri Jesse · Rating 5 out of 5]

A murder confession in a time capsule is unearthed 85 years too soon. Of course, getting involved in solving the mystery is too hard to pass up for Suzanne. With Grace back on board and with the blessing of her husband Jake, Suzanne takes off and does what she does best (other than baking donuts). I was surprised when the culprit was revealed and because of what happened Suzanne has decided she is finished sleuthing! I hope she reconsiders because I really enjoy her escapades and want to read more.

[Jenni Schell · Rating 5 out of 5]

As usual, the author has knocked this out of the park. This is a great addition to the series. I can't believe I have read 20 books in this series already. They have all been great and this one was no different. Suzanne is a wonderful character as is everyone else in the series and the story was great. The ending was a little hard to take and once you read the story you will understand why. Great book and great recipes to boot.

[Zena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jessica Beck has delivered a fast and easy to read cozy mystery - once again!
She has Suzanne, Grace and Jake working together to solve this latest mystery.
I love the way she navigates us, the readers, through the labarynths of her story to make sure we keep turning the pages until the mystery is solved and the killer brought to justice.

[Trisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad but I've gotten tired of this series

I liked that this was different in the fact that the murder happened years ago; however, I'm really tired of how she acts. The interactions of the people are too contrived for my taste although I know I used to like them.

[Leigh Paddon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great mystery!!!

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fast read (but I don't get to read everyday!), and was a cute story. I would have liked to know more about the main characters, but not too much detail there. Again, a cute read.

[Heather Bowers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series & I love Donuts!

[Nicolette Martonik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not her best!

This was not one of her best. I usually have a hard time putting her books down, but the storyline seem to drag in places. Not as exciting as her previous books.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book's story-line was good but i felt the author didn't utilize the "drama" that she could have-sigh...

[Anne]

Entertaining beach reading, but the library did not have the previous 4 books, so I missed out on quite a lot.