Authors, Arson, and Apple Strudel

Tabitha Clive Amateur Sleuth Short Read

By: Sharon Michaels

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Question: What does a bestselling author’s stolen manuscript, a string of intentionally set fires, and prize winning apple strudel have in common?
Answer: Tabitha Clive!
The year is 1995 and Tabitha Clive is content to spend her days quietly running the family farm in Kornville, Nebraska, baking prize winning apple strudel and working on her long-awaited novel. The quiet routine of tending to the animals, helping in the cornfields, baking sweet treats, and spending a few hours a day at her typewriter is fine with Tabitha.

The quietness is shattered when renowned mystery writer Theodore Blackwood’s unpublished manuscript, Ink, Flames and Secrets, is stolen from the safe in Emma Zimmerman’s successful bookstore, Pages and Pastries, and the author soon turns up dead. Adding to the turmoil is a string of suspicious fires aimed at destroying books written by popular romance author Tabby Love.

Tabitha, Emma, and retired sheriff Deborah Ortega work together to find the missing manuscript, a murderer, and an arsonist. As they delve deeper, they realize the most likely culprit is a woman determined to finish what her brother had started decades before.

Authors, Arson, and Apple Strudel is a short read cozy mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end.

***You’ll find an old-fashioned apple strudel recipe included.***

Cats, Crooks, and Cobblers is Book 1 in the Tabitha Clive amateur sleuth short read series.
Jailbirds, Jelly Rolls, and Justice is Book 2 in the Tabitha Clive amateur sleuth short read series.
Planes, Prisoners, and Poisoned Pies is Book 3 in the Tabitha Clive amateur sleuth short read series.
Bad Guys, Bribery, and Blueberry Muffins is Book 4 in the Tabitha Clive amateur sleuth short read series.
Oil Wells, Oatmeal Cookies, and Ornery Old Men is Book 5 in the Tabitha Clive amateur sleuth short read series.
Authors, Arson, and Apple Strudel is Book 6 in the Tabitha Clive amateur sleuth short read series.
Secrets, Scrapbooks, and Strawberry Shortcake is Book 7 in the Tabitha Clive amateur sleuth short read series


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Amateurish writing

Short but not too sweet, author must just be learning how to write. Better luck in the future!

Cozy Mystery Novella Queen

Sharon Michaels is the short form cozy mystery queen and this one is no exception. Tight story with a whodunnit ending you don’t see coming. I love her writing style and enjoy listening to her stories.