Boiled Over by Barbara Ross

Boiled Over (Maine Clambake Mystery, #2)

by Barbara Ross

For Julia Snowden, the Founder's Day summer celebration in Busman's Harbor, Maine, means helping her family's clambake company to prepare an authentic taste of New England seafood. Any Mainer will tell you that a real clambake needs wood for the fire . . . so why is there a foot sticking out of the oven?

The townspeople want to pin the murder of the RV park owner on Cabe Stone, a new employee of the Snowden Family Clambake Company--who bolted from the crime scene and disappeared. Julia knows having another murder associated with her family's business is a recipe for disaster . . . but who is the killer? Cooking up a proper investigation doesn't leave much time for the rest of Julia's life, and this is one killer who'll do anything to stop her from digging up clues . . .

Includes Traditional Maine Clambake Recipes!

Praise for Clammed Up

"Will leave readers clamoring for second helpings." --Leslie Meier

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4 of 5 stars

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This is the second book in the series and better than the first. More depth to the characters, lots of location porn, a great plot that kept me guessing and an exciting conclusion. I liked that the resolution wasn't one of those TSTL damsel in distress endings where the MC finds herself trapped as the killer confesses their evil deeds. Instead, the conclusion was surprising and satisfying.

Did I mention the location porn? Maine in all its glory.

This is shaping up to be a great cozy series and already eagerly anticipating the next.

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