Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary

A Sunflower Cafe Mystery, Book 1

By: Amy Lillard

Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware

Looking for a fresh start, advice columnist Sissy Yoder heads to small-town Yoder, Kansas, to help in her aunt's cafe. But when a milkman is murdered, the newcomer becomes the prime suspect....

After Sissy's rodeo cowboy boyfriend turns out to be more of a rodeo clown, she packs a bag; picks up her Yorkshire terrier Duke; and leaves Tulsa, Oklahoma, bound for her parents' former hometown. There are still plenty of Yoders in Yoder, Kansas, including Sissy's aunt Bethel, who owns the Sunflower Cafe but recently broke her leg. It's a homecoming of sorts as Sissy arrives to help in the cafe and reunite with her pregnant cousin Lizzie. Plus she can continue to secretly write her newspaper advice column as seventy-year-old "Aunt Bess." But it's Sissy who could use some advice when she finds the milk deliveryman out behind the cafe with a knife in his back. As the sheriff's prime suspect, it's up to Sissy to catch the backstabber herself—before someone else gets creamed....

©2022 Amy Lillard (P)2022 Tantor

Fun, light read

Enjoyed the story. Kept me entertained. Recommend for a light, fun read with a bit of a mystery.

Amish Soap Opera

This was such a cute and fun story! The twist at the end got me, even if I felt like I should have seen it coming. The narrator did a great job on her inflections, I just wish there would have been a little bit more distinction between characters.

not for me

Not for me. The characters and story are formulaic and flat. The sheriff is ridiculous. Amy Lillard spent too much time developing the world created for her characters. In doing so, the story moves slowly. Also, Sissy jumps to too many erroneous conclusions about people. She's an idiot. I'm not going to get the next book.