A Deadly Inside Scoop
An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery
by Abby Collette
About A Deadly Inside Scoop
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Publisher: Berkley (May 12, 2020)
Paperback: 384 pages
ISBN-10: 0593099664
ISBN-13: 978-0593099667
Digital ASIN: B07WJF48NC
This book kicks off a charming cozy mystery series set in an ice cream shop—with a fabulous cast of quirky characters.
Recent MBA grad Bronwyn Crewse has just taken over her family's ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and she's going back to basics. Win is renovating Crewse Creamery to restore its former glory, and filling the menu with delicious, homemade ice cream flavors—many from her grandmother’s original recipes. But unexpected construction delays mean she misses the summer season, and the shop has a literal cold opening: the day she opens her doors an early first snow descends on the village and keeps the customers away.
To make matters worse, that evening, Win finds a body in the snow, and it turns out the dead man was a grifter with an old feud with the Crewse family. Soon, Win’s father is implicated in his death. It's not easy to juggle a new-to-her business while solving a crime, but Win is determined to do it. With the help of her quirky best friends and her tight-knit family, she'll catch the ice cold killer before she has a meltdown...
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About Abby Collette
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Abby Collette loves a good mystery. Born and raised in Cleveland, it’s even a mystery to her why she has yet to move to a warmer place. Author of the two Southern cozy mystery series Logan Dickerson Mysteries featuring a second-generation archaeologist and a nonagenarian who is always digging up trouble, and the Romaine Wilder Mysteries, set in East Texas, it pairs a medical examiner and her feisty auntie who owns a funeral home and is always ready to solve a whodunnit. Abby spends her time writing, facilitating writing workshops at local libraries and spending time with her grandchildren, each of which are her favorite.
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| Chagrin Falls, Ohio--the falls where Win goes to collect snow |
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A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette has Bronwyn “Win” Crewse taking over the management of her family’s
ice cream shop, Crewse Creamery in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Win had the shop renovated and plans to only
sell only homemade ice cream as her grandparents did when they started the
business. She is thankful to have her
grandmother’s original recipes plus Win plans on creating some new flavors
using locally sourced ingredients. Of
course, numerous delays means Win is opening the creamery in October instead of
May as she originally planned. After a
dismal first day, Win ventures down to the falls to obtain fresh snow to make
snow cream. Win ends up stumbling over a
dead body who happens to be a con man who has a history with the Crewse
family. When Win’s father becomes a
prime suspect, Win and Maisie, one of her best friend’s, begin their own
investigation. Can this duo scoop up the
killer before Win’s father must trade in his doctor’s coat for prison garb?
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A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette is the debut novel in An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery series. Bronwyn “Win” Crewse has returned home to
Chagrin Falls and was thrilled when her grandfather gave her the keys to Crewse
Creamery making her the new manager. Win’s
Aunt Jack had changed the place so much that is was not recognizable. Win has made some wonderful ice cream (all
made by hand) to sell for the opening
which turns out to be a chilly day with rapidly falling snow. Not the best day to open an ice cream
shop. Win has a positive attitude and
plenty of marketing ideas to help Crewse Creamery. I enjoy the relationship Win has with her
family especially her grandfather, PopPop.
PopPop may be grumpy, but he has a soft heart where his granddaughter is
concerned. While Maisie Solomon is a
loyal friend to Win (they have been friends since kindergarten), she had hair
brained ideas and reacts without thinking (insisting someone is guilty of
murder without proof). I hope that Maisie
will calm down and mature as the series progresses. The mystery was straightforward. You know who will die after meeting the
man. There are a couple of suspects
along with misdirection. I would have
liked more investigating by Win (without Maisie). I enjoyed discovering the
identity of the cold killer. The ice
cream Win creates sounds delicious. I
like that she uses quality, locally sourced ingredients. I was surprised that Win did not serve other
items in the winter like homemade hot chocolate, cookies fresh from the oven
(could be used to be ice cream sandwiches too), brownies served a la mode, or pie
with ice cream. It would help to bring
customers into the shop (she might in future books). Win’s marketing degree will serve her well in
promoting the shop. Professor Morrison
Kaye is a good addition. I liked him except for the ideas he gave
Maisie. The knowledge he imparted could
be dangerous in Maisie’s hands. A Deadly Inside Scoop is an upbeat cozy mystery with creamy cold concoctions, greenhorn gumshoes,
significant snowfall, a mystery man, a precious puppy, and carcinogenic killer.
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