A Game of Cones

 

A Game of Cones (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery)
by Abby Collette

About A Game of Scones

A Game of Cones (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Publisher: Berkley (March 2, 2021)
Paperback: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0593099680
ISBN-13: 978-0593099681
Digital ASIN: B089S6SPKB

In this charming mystery series set in an ice cream shop, no case is too cold to crack!

Bronwyn Crewse is delighted that Crewse Creamery, the ice cream shop her family has owned for decades, is restored to its former glory and serving sweet frozen treats to happy customers in the picturesque small town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. But when a big city developer comes to town intent on building a mall, a killer with a frozen heart takes him out.

After literally stumbling across the body, one of Win’s closest friends becomes the prime suspect, and to make things worse, Win’s aunt has come to town with the intention of taking command of Crewse Creamery. Even though Win has a rocky road ahead to help her friend and keep her ice cream shop, it’ll take more than a sprinkle of murder to stop her from solving the crime and saving the day.

My Review

A Game of Cones is the second book in An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery series, but don't let that stop you from giving it a read. It can be read as a standalone (although the story will have a much deeper depth to it if you read book one - A Deadly Inside Scoop - first.)

In this second book, 'Win' attends a shop owners meeting where she learns that various shops were going to be bought out and replaced by a mall. After a tumultuous meeting (where a shoe had been tossed at the speaker), the guest of honor was found dead. Ironically, Win's good friend (and wearer of designer shoes) arrives into town to convince her to return to New York. A secret is revealed by Win's friend, that places her friend in the #1 spot as suspect.  Win, along with her co-worker Maisie, set out to get her friend off that suspect list, hoping to be able to replace her with a list of other possibilities.

It seems that in this story, Win is trying her best to do the right thing, but her co-worker Maisie just seems to complicate things everywhere they go. There's an interesting twist at the end, and now I'm looking forward to the next book in the series when it comes out. In the meantime, I'm going to go satisfy my sudden craving for ice cream.

 

About Abby Collette

Abby L. Vandiver, also writing as Abby Collette, is a hybrid author who has penned more than twenty-five books and short stories. She has hit both the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller list. Books one and two, A Deadly Inside Scoop and A Game of Cones, from her latest cozy series, An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, published by Penguin Berkley, is out now.

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