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The Slippery Spoon #1
From Bad to Wurst
Waitress-by-day Buggy Watson is this close to closing her last cold case at the Slippery Spoon detective agency. She just needs a clue about gentleman-gangster Macky Law, which she can pick up while solving a petnapping too.
But when murder hits close to home, threatening her work and family in a single sitting, Buggy has more on her plate than she can handle.
With the police not dishing out justice, Buggy has no choice but to dig in and find the killer before it’s too late.
This clean read is book one of The Slippery Spoon Mysteries. Enjoy it as a standalone or read in series order for more twists than a country lane and a cast of cosy characters you'll be right at home with.
But when murder hits close to home, threatening her work and family in a single sitting, Buggy has more on her plate than she can handle.
With the police not dishing out justice, Buggy has no choice but to dig in and find the killer before it’s too late.
This clean read is book one of The Slippery Spoon Mysteries. Enjoy it as a standalone or read in series order for more twists than a country lane and a cast of cosy characters you'll be right at home with.
- GenresCozy
175 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2022
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About the author
Matilda Swift
26 books66 followersMatilda Swift loves two things: a good cup of tea and a perfectly plotted murder.
She writes clean-read mysteries that offer more twists than a country road, pairing them with cosy characters who feel like old friends. Having lived everywhere from Madagascar to Hong Kong, Matilda eventually returned to the place she loves best: an English village that's less prone to sudden death than the ones in her books, but just as beautiful. Now settled, she’s dedicated herself to the page and has penned over 15 mysteries.
Matilda shares her home with a pair of feline detectives, Miss Marple and Madame Poirot, and her free time is devoted to two very different pursuits. When not out hiking (and looking for inspiration on where to hide her fictional bodies), she turns to domestic pursuits, becoming an accomplished homebody who loves baking traditional English recipes and learning a succession of new, relaxing crafts, from glass fusion to candle making.
Sign up to her newsletter for the Matilda Swift starter library as well as plenty of short stories and news of exclusive discounts and new releases.
Learn more at www.matildaswift.com
She writes clean-read mysteries that offer more twists than a country road, pairing them with cosy characters who feel like old friends. Having lived everywhere from Madagascar to Hong Kong, Matilda eventually returned to the place she loves best: an English village that's less prone to sudden death than the ones in her books, but just as beautiful. Now settled, she’s dedicated herself to the page and has penned over 15 mysteries.
Matilda shares her home with a pair of feline detectives, Miss Marple and Madame Poirot, and her free time is devoted to two very different pursuits. When not out hiking (and looking for inspiration on where to hide her fictional bodies), she turns to domestic pursuits, becoming an accomplished homebody who loves baking traditional English recipes and learning a succession of new, relaxing crafts, from glass fusion to candle making.
Sign up to her newsletter for the Matilda Swift starter library as well as plenty of short stories and news of exclusive discounts and new releases.
Learn more at www.matildaswift.com
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July 10, 2025
This series is a nice, cozy mystery about the Slippery Spoon restaurant that has a hidden Slippery Spoon Detective Agency. The waitresses are also detectives behind the scenes. In the first book, a murder takes place that rocks the Slippery Spoon to the core. They have to keep going while they figure out what happened to one of their own.
I have read several of Matilda Swift's series, and I really like them. It's also fun to figure out what different words in England mean to me as an American. i.e., biscuits are cookies. I recommend reading these books!
I have read several of Matilda Swift's series, and I really like them. It's also fun to figure out what different words in England mean to me as an American. i.e., biscuits are cookies. I recommend reading these books!
January 6, 2023
Just can't get into this book so afraid will not finish
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December 6, 2023
What happened to Elaine and will Buggy figure things out in time??? What happened to the birth certificate and why??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.
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