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Jake and Ellie are taking a break from perfecting their chocolate pizza recipe to cater a housewarming party hosted by movie icon Ingrid Merryfield. Miss Merryfield is famous for her old-Hollywood glamour. Her new home, Cliff House, has a reputation too -- for being haunted. But she isn't concerned, and some of her guests even try to summon a spirit during the party, using a Ouija board. What arrives instead is a freak autumn storm that downs an ancient tree, trapping everyone on the property and setting the stage for a killer's planned spree.

Set against the backdrop of a lively pirate festival, bakeshop owners Jacobia Jake Tiptree and her friend Ellie White anticipate a bustling baking season. However, their plans take a dark turn when they become embroiled in a murder investigation following the death of a prominent food writer and TV personality. As they delve into the mystery, they must navigate the complexities of their small town and uncover the truth behind the crime.

In the fourth installment of Sarah Graves' luscious Death by Chocolate Mystery series set in the quirky town of Eastport, Maine and starring Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree and candy chef Ellie White as they manage a watershop shop specializing in chocolate, a snickerdoodle baking competition is underway in Eastport but Jake and Ellie didn't count on competing with murder as well... When Eastport's meanest man gets done in with a pruning hatchet, his good-hearted young yard worker is credibly but incorrectly charged with his murder, and Jake & Ellie must clear the youth before his orphaned teen-age sisters, who are in his care and who both have active, athletic jobs on a fishing boat, get bullied by their evil aunt out of the chance to buy their own vessel and start successful, independent lives for themselves. Meanwhile Jake and Ellie are also developing a chocolate snickerdoodle cookie recipe for the town-wide cookie baking competition. Can they crack the case while also cracking the top spot in the competition?

Set against the backdrop of an arts festival in Eastport, the story revolves around the rivalry between local bakery The Chocolate Moose and a new competitor, Choco's. Tensions escalate when Choco's owner, Brad Fairway, is found dead, and all evidence points to Ellie, the Moose's owner. As Ellie and her partner Jake investigate, they uncover a web of connections that could lead them to the true killer before another murder occurs. The plot blends mystery and local charm, highlighting themes of competition and community.

A phone call thrusts Jake Tiptree back into a traumatic past as the trial for her mother's murderer, Ozzie Campbell, approaches—only for him to mysteriously disappear. With a chilling sense of dread, Jake fears he knows where Campbell might reappear. Hoping for solitude while her family is away, she instead finds her beloved home in Eastport, Maine, transformed into a potential trap. As paranoia sets in, Jake grapples with the unsettling realization that her sanctuary is now filled with danger and the looming threat of her mother's killer.

dead cat bounce n. Stock market jargon for a small, temporary rise in a stock's trading price after a sharp drop.Since she bought her rambling old fixer-upper of a house, Jacobia Tiptree has gotten used to finding things broken. But her latest problem isn't so easily repaired. Along with the rotting floor joists and sagging support beams, there's the little matter of the dead man in Jake's storeroom, an ice pick firmly planted in his cranium.Not much happens in her tiny Maine town, but that's about to change. Jake's unknown guest turns out to be a world-famous corporate raider, local boy turned billionaire Threnody McIlwaine. When Jake's best friend, quiet and dependable Ellie White, readily confesses to the murder, cops and journalists swarm into snowbound Eastport.Jake smells a cover-up, and begins poking into past history between McIlwaine and Ellie's family. But someone doesn't like nosy neighbors...and Jake's rustic refuge may become her final resting place.

Jacobia Tiptree saved her sanity—and her son, Sam—the day she abandoned Wall Street for the seacoast village of Eastport, Maine. In her new home, a charmingly dialpidated fixer-upper, she looks forward to repairing old radiators and restoring antique shutter for years to come. But Jake's hopes of serenity are dashed when tiny Eastport erupts in a crime wave.Hometown bad boy Kenny Mumford—old flame of Jake's best friend and fellow sleuth, Ellie White—is the first victim. When his corpse washes up on the beach at Prince's Cove, all evidence points to a drowning...except the bullet hole in his forehead.When bodies begin littering the Maine scenery, Jake and Ellie learn that the ante on Kenny's small-town antics has been upped. Add a pair of unwelcome arrivlas—Jake's ex-husband, and an unscrupulous New York ex-money mogul—and you've got a blueprint for more deadly danger than one house can hold.

When Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree plans a visit to Faye Anne Carmody's house, she doesn't expect to find it covered in blood. She also doesn't expect to find Faye Anne dazed, yet alive. But she is. All looks fine, until Jake takes a trip to the butcher's shop, and finds a bunch of meat packages wrapped in brown paper in the display case. Realizing that this is unusual, Jake investigates, only to find Faye Anne's husband's, Merle, body wrapped in those little packages. Then another person is found murdered, and Jake immediately decides that it's up to her to solve the crime, instead of spending time with her family and working on rehabilitating her home. Who can get anything done during the holidays, when there's a killer on the loose?

Set in a supposedly haunted house in Eastport, Maine, Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree and Ellie White, owners of the Chocolate Moose Bakery, find themselves catering a party for a retired film star. As they navigate the eerie atmosphere and the complexities of their catering job, they uncover mysteries that intertwine with the house's dark past. This fifth installment in the Death by Chocolate Mystery series blends culinary delights with suspenseful twists, showcasing the duo's resourcefulness and camaraderie amidst supernatural intrigue.

Continuing the story from its predecessor, this sequel delves deeper into the lives of the characters as they navigate new challenges and delectable mysteries. The plot thickens with unexpected twists, blending culinary delights and suspenseful intrigue. As relationships evolve and secrets unfold, the protagonist must confront their past while solving a tantalizing mystery that could change everything. With a mix of humor and heart, this installment promises to engage readers with its rich storytelling and mouth-watering descriptions.