Apple Pie and Arsenic: A Small Town Culinary Cozy Mystery

Name: Apple Pie and Arsenic: A Small Town Culinary Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.809116840362549 (351 reviews)

C. A. Phipps

Nov 2023 · Maple Lane Mysteries Book 1 · Cheryl Phipps

4.8

351 reviews

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A killer pie. A meddling ex. One sassy cat who smells trouble.

Maddie never expected to win the apple pie contest and trip over her friend’s body at the Spring Festival. Now, thanks to a trail of suspicious evidence, she’s the prime suspect.

With the clock ticking and the sheriff’s department breathing down her neck—led by her infuriatingly handsome ex—Maddie must clear her name before she’s serving time instead of pie.

Good thing she’s got her ride-or-die friends, a tight-knit small-town squad, and a whisk-wielding determination. Add in one sharp-eyed, sassy cat who’s always underfoot, and Maddie’s on a recipe for uncovering secrets someone desperately wants to keep buried.

But the deeper she digs, the more danger bubbles to the surface… and the next victim could be her.

If you love Murder, She Wrote and culinary cozies sprinkled with humor, heart, and a dash of danger, you’ll devour the Maple Lane Mysteries.

The Maple Lane Mysteries

Sugar and Sliced - Maple Lane Prequel

Book 1 Apple Pie and Arsenic

Book 2 Bagels and Blackmail

Book 3 Cookies and Chaos

Book 4 Doughnuts and Disaster

Book 5 Eclairs and Extortion

Book 6 Fudge and Frenemies

Book 7 Gingerbread and Gunshots

Book 8 Honey Cake and Homicide - out now!

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Ratings and reviews

4.8

351 reviews

Briana Stamper

October 13, 2024

Great book, interesting, some drama, girl doesn't have to end up with the guy like usual. But there are a few typos. I highly recommend anyway.

A Google user

February 26, 2025

A smart person is not someone who reads a lot but someone who understands a lot from what they read. An avid reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. A person who never reads books lives only one life. Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood. For some people, books make their lives fuller. For others, books are just to fill the shelves. Anyone who reads a book and only knows what is written in the book is only half using the book. Books expand the human mind, making it deeper and brighter.

alexia millington

November 11, 2025

Good easy read. Can't put down, 'need to find out' kind of story. Written really well, will definitely be checking out more of their books 👍🏻

About the author

C. A. Phipps is a USA Today best-selling author from beautiful New Zealand. Cheryl lives in a quiet suburb with her wonderful husband, whom she married the moment she left school (yes, they were high school sweethearts). With an extended family to keep her busy when she's not writing, there is just enough space for a crazy mixed breed dog who stole her heart! She enjoys family times, baking, and her quest for the perfect latte.

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