Piper Prescott is recently divorced and she has invested all her money from the divorce settlement into opening a spice shop in her adopted town of Brandywine Creek, Georgia. Key to the opening of the store is a cooking demonstration to be given by the local celebrity chef. Unfortunately, hours before the opening, Piper finds chef Mario dead on the kitchen floor of his own restaurant. To make matters worse, Piper has touched the murder weapon and other key evidence at the crime scene making her the prime suspect of Wyatt McBride, the newly appointed police chief. So she teams up with her BFF Reba Mae, the local hairdresser, to solve the crime before McBride arrests her for murder.
Naturally, the daring duo stumble onto their clues rather than actually discovering anything through the use of brilliant sleuthing techniques. There is the usual slate of quirky secondary characters, family issues and a little bit of a tease in the romance department. This is definitely your typical cosy mystery.
It always amazes me how a well-written cosy mystery can turn murder into a rollicking good read and Rosemary and Crime is no exception. This was a quick and entertaining light read that I thoroughly enjoyed. Perfect for the beach or a day when you are stuck in the house.
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