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A Baker's Dozen #3
Christmas Puds and Killers
A diner baker with her first Christmas puddings. Four retirees called the Radical Grandmas. One recreation center worth saving.
Sammy Baker, Diner Baker and Amateur Sleuth at Just Like Grandma's. Sammy came home to Sunny Cove to bake. Then Maureen Bradshaw, who ordered her puddings, is found in the recreation center pool. She wants her name cleared and true justice for Maureen. A guest tells the room there were nuts in those puddings, and the sheriff wants her to stay put.
Helen, Diner Owner and Sammy's Landlady at Just Like Grandma's. Helen has run Just Like Grandma's for decades and grew up across the street from Sheriff Jones. She wants the baker she trusts kept out of a murder file. She thinks she knows who lingered by the dessert table. Sammy would rather think the best of people.
Sunny Cove has suspects to a developer who wants the recreation center razed, a store manager Maureen shamed over his Christmas stock, a rival baker who won't meet her eye. Read them wrong and an innocent neighbor is ruined, and nobody answers for Maureen.
Sammy knows exactly what she put in those puddings. Proving it will cost her Christmas.
• Small-Town Baker Sleuth — a diner baker who feeds half the town and keeps ending up in the sheriff's office
• Culinary Cozy Mystery — a diner kitchen, a showpiece cake, and a case talked through over a slice of it
• Christmas Pudding Baking — ten steamed puddings from library cookbooks, soaked in brandy, tea and orange juice
• Holiday Charity Fundraiser — a raffle cake, a silent auction, and a recreation center nobody wants to lose
• Senior Citizen Sleuth Club — four retired women who met in a water aerobics class and never stopped organizing
• Falsely Accused Baker — the desserts are blamed before the sheriff has a theory
• Reluctant Sheriff Partnership — Sheriff Jones would rather she went back to baking cookies
• Clean Cozy Fiction — no swearing, no gore, and nothing on the page you would skip
Perfect for fans of culinary cozy mysteries with a small-town baker sleuth, snowbound Christmas whodunits, and amateur-sleuth puzzles with a faith-friendly heart.
Pull up a chair at Just Like Grandma's and start the third Bakers Dozen mystery today.
Sammy Baker, Diner Baker and Amateur Sleuth at Just Like Grandma's. Sammy came home to Sunny Cove to bake. Then Maureen Bradshaw, who ordered her puddings, is found in the recreation center pool. She wants her name cleared and true justice for Maureen. A guest tells the room there were nuts in those puddings, and the sheriff wants her to stay put.
Helen, Diner Owner and Sammy's Landlady at Just Like Grandma's. Helen has run Just Like Grandma's for decades and grew up across the street from Sheriff Jones. She wants the baker she trusts kept out of a murder file. She thinks she knows who lingered by the dessert table. Sammy would rather think the best of people.
Sunny Cove has suspects to a developer who wants the recreation center razed, a store manager Maureen shamed over his Christmas stock, a rival baker who won't meet her eye. Read them wrong and an innocent neighbor is ruined, and nobody answers for Maureen.
Sammy knows exactly what she put in those puddings. Proving it will cost her Christmas.
• Small-Town Baker Sleuth — a diner baker who feeds half the town and keeps ending up in the sheriff's office
• Culinary Cozy Mystery — a diner kitchen, a showpiece cake, and a case talked through over a slice of it
• Christmas Pudding Baking — ten steamed puddings from library cookbooks, soaked in brandy, tea and orange juice
• Holiday Charity Fundraiser — a raffle cake, a silent auction, and a recreation center nobody wants to lose
• Senior Citizen Sleuth Club — four retired women who met in a water aerobics class and never stopped organizing
• Falsely Accused Baker — the desserts are blamed before the sheriff has a theory
• Reluctant Sheriff Partnership — Sheriff Jones would rather she went back to baking cookies
• Clean Cozy Fiction — no swearing, no gore, and nothing on the page you would skip
Perfect for fans of culinary cozy mysteries with a small-town baker sleuth, snowbound Christmas whodunits, and amateur-sleuth puzzles with a faith-friendly heart.
Pull up a chair at Just Like Grandma's and start the third Bakers Dozen mystery today.
114 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 29, 2019
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December 18, 2020
This is the 1st book I read by Donna Doyle. I liked the food mentioned in the story 📖, it sounded delicious 😋. I'm sorry the rest of the story 📖 didn't interest me.
November 29, 2019
Donation Murder
A lovely written Christmas mystery with Sammy Baker in the middle of it all ,but this time she has three feisty and vibrant caracters drawing her in. The radical grammas has lost a member to murder and want the bakers help in thier cause , and help the baker gives. Now I've finished reading "Christmas Puds and Killers "I'ts your turn to aquier a copy and start enjoying this short read as much as I have. 🙄☺ Kat
A lovely written Christmas mystery with Sammy Baker in the middle of it all ,but this time she has three feisty and vibrant caracters drawing her in. The radical grammas has lost a member to murder and want the bakers help in thier cause , and help the baker gives. Now I've finished reading "Christmas Puds and Killers "I'ts your turn to aquier a copy and start enjoying this short read as much as I have. 🙄☺ Kat
December 13, 2019
A quick read low on suspense or action.
A woman is murdered, the pudding-baking sleuth interviews some people, concludes whodunit and goes to tell the sheriff. The police apparently haven't done much investigating themselves.
The ending accuse-and-reveal scene is quite unrealistic, the final twist something the reader can't guess beforehand.
I did like that it was a clean read with decent characters, but a bit more mystery and drama would have spiced it up.
A woman is murdered, the pudding-baking sleuth interviews some people, concludes whodunit and goes to tell the sheriff. The police apparently haven't done much investigating themselves.
The ending accuse-and-reveal scene is quite unrealistic, the final twist something the reader can't guess beforehand.
I did like that it was a clean read with decent characters, but a bit more mystery and drama would have spiced it up.
December 26, 2024
Baker pulled into a murder
Little did Sammy Baker know that providing cakes and learning to make Christmas puddings for a fund raiser was going to lead to being a murder investigator. This short clean read is a wonderful cozy mystery and a fun read complete with energetic grandmas cheering Sammy on, a skeptical policeman, and a marvelous cast of small town characters. Recommended for a little Christmas spirit pick me up.
Little did Sammy Baker know that providing cakes and learning to make Christmas puddings for a fund raiser was going to lead to being a murder investigator. This short clean read is a wonderful cozy mystery and a fun read complete with energetic grandmas cheering Sammy on, a skeptical policeman, and a marvelous cast of small town characters. Recommended for a little Christmas spirit pick me up.
March 16, 2021
Fun Christian Story
This wasn’t a long story, but was just long enough and not overly drawn out like some books. There is a character for every reader! I loved the different person, ages, and mindsets incorporated into the story. God is center stage, without over doing it. The characters rely on their faith in God, and are real, down to earth people.
This wasn’t a long story, but was just long enough and not overly drawn out like some books. There is a character for every reader! I loved the different person, ages, and mindsets incorporated into the story. God is center stage, without over doing it. The characters rely on their faith in God, and are real, down to earth people.
September 18, 2021
Who is the killer?
Who killed Maureen? That is the question! Donna Doyle introduces all the suspects, and then leads us on a journey to decide who the murderer could be and why. Sammy, Helen and the Radical Grandmothers work together to solve this mystery. Read this book and discover who did it! Happy reading! 😊
Who killed Maureen? That is the question! Donna Doyle introduces all the suspects, and then leads us on a journey to decide who the murderer could be and why. Sammy, Helen and the Radical Grandmothers work together to solve this mystery. Read this book and discover who did it! Happy reading! 😊
January 4, 2023
Awesome. Thanks to the author Donna Doyle
A short story that haved little of everything... laugh, drama, mystery, problems and solutions. A story in which you can feel part of the main character. The best thing is a clean and faithful centered. Thanks Donna Doyle. God bless you. 🙌
A short story that haved little of everything... laugh, drama, mystery, problems and solutions. A story in which you can feel part of the main character. The best thing is a clean and faithful centered. Thanks Donna Doyle. God bless you. 🙌
September 22, 2019
Such great reads!
I have enjoyed reading Donna Doyle's books! Such a great writer. She grabs your attention at the 1st chapter and you have a hard time putting it down!! Love how she weaves in spiritual moments!
I have enjoyed reading Donna Doyle's books! Such a great writer. She grabs your attention at the 1st chapter and you have a hard time putting it down!! Love how she weaves in spiritual moments!
December 8, 2020
Cute quick read. Didn’t realize it was a Christian series but luckily I’m not being beat over the head with it.
The characters are sweet and I love them. The story is entertaining.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
The characters are sweet and I love them. The story is entertaining.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
November 25, 2019
Christmas Puss and Killers Christian Cozy Mystery ( A Maker's Dozen
A very good story about a murder and the mystery is solved by Sammy and friends and the murderer is caught
A very good story about a murder and the mystery is solved by Sammy and friends and the murderer is caught
November 25, 2019
Surprising ending.
Cute story and filled with people you would like to know.. Nice look at how people can get along and respect each other.
Cute story and filled with people you would like to know.. Nice look at how people can get along and respect each other.
June 26, 2020
I really like this series. I only gave it a 4 star instead of a 5 because I feel like it could have been a little longer than 80 pages long. I was going to binge read the entire series, but then I decided to read another few books from other series' that I began reading already, such as books from Wendy Meadows, Mildred Abbott, and Tee O'Fallon. However, as soon as I finish these books, I'll return to the Donna Doyle series Baker's Dozen Cozy Mysteries and finish the remainder of them. Good reading!
December 6, 2020
A delightful quick Christmas read with intriguing characters. This is my first book of the series and I can’t wait to read more. Mystery, murder and yummy desserts!
December 31, 2020
A quick pleasing Christmas mystery.
December 31, 2020
Pudding cakes
Very good story.I loved the characters. Seems all the good cozys have senior sleuths and a bakery. A good combination.
Very good story.I loved the characters. Seems all the good cozys have senior sleuths and a bakery. A good combination.
April 15, 2021
It was interesting to find out who the actual killer was. This was a quick read, but it wasn't as exciting as some of the other works by this author.
December 20, 2022
Definitely not a great series. There a strong bible-bashing theme throughout the book and the character development and story are not strong. I'll be abandoning this series.
April 6, 2023
This book was a quick read. Who killed Maureen was difficult to figure out and yet what is a mystery if
the answer is too easy.
the answer is too easy.
June 1, 2023
Third installment of the Christian Cozy Mysteries: Bakers Dozen series. Very tame in language and action. Characters from the other books appear but overall can be read as a standalone.
November 23, 2023
Who killed Maureen Bradshaw and why??? She knew that he robbed the hotel??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.
January 31, 2025
Loved the book, love the series and excited for the next book
June 15, 2026
Enjoyed it.
January 21, 2020
Frustrated. Author did excellent job of explaining whodunit, but just sorta explained why. And there is NO explanation AT ALL about HOW! This is third one i’ve read. I truly enjoyed the others, but i am stymied here. Did i miss something? Please send me message if you remember reading this one.
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December 14, 2019
Nicely done. Clean. A sleuthing baker turns the tables on a murderer. Enjoyed it.
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