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C. A. Phipps

Would you kill to win a pie competition?
Finding the body was a shock.

When all the clues point her way, Maddie must clear her name.

As the timer ticks down in the race to find the murderer before Maddie’s jailed, or the body count climbs, she enlists the help of her friends—one of the furry variety.

Then there’s the sheriff. While her ex-flame's just as confused, does he really believe she’s innocent?

If only solving murder were as easy as apple pie!

If you love Murder She wrote, you’ll enjoy Maddie’s style because she’s not taking no for an answer either.

The Maple Lane Mysteries are light, cozy mysteries featuring a quirky cat-loving bakery owner who discovers she’s a talented amateur sleuth.

Each book contains an easy recipe!

The Maple lane Mysteries

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

Naomi Barton

Cheryl Phipps

Maple Lane Mysteries

Apple Pie and Arsenic

Petnapping in Maple Falls!Big Red is more than a pet…… so much more. 

The large ginger ball of fluff is not the only one taken, which is a catastrophe for the owners who, like Maddie, consider them family. Of course, the body found behind her bakery takes precedence with the police and the town is scared, but why is no one else searching for the pets?Sheriff Tanner, who happens to be her ex-boyfriend, is doing what he can to solve both crimes. Still Maddie can’t sit by and wait. Going against her darling Gran’s wishes, she once again does her own detective work—with a little help from her friends. If you love your pet, this cozy mystery will have you cheering for Maddie, because she won’t give in until every animal is safely home!

The Maple Lane Mysteries are light, cozy mysteries featuring a quirky cat-loving bakery owner who discovers she’s a talented amateur sleuth. 

The Maple Lane Mysteries

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 - coming soon!

Each book contains an easy recipe or two. 

"Enjoyed this book, very engaging and hard to put down. Had to finish it all at once, not easy to stop at any spot besides the ending!"

Bagels and Blackmail

Maple Falls - home of yard sales and a sense of community.
Where Murder should be unheard of. 

Using her bakery and expertise, Madeline Flynn helps the sheriff’s twin nephews with their cookie sales—until strange things happen at the community center where they sell them.

With a puzzling death, vandalism and a nasty scam, the danger on their doorstep can’t be ignored. Maddie is once again whisked up in an investigation that will take all her sleuthing skills.

Gran, a posse of girlfriends, plus Big Red, her faithful Maine coon, won’t let her do it alone. Along with the handsome sheriff, they’re wading through clues as thick as cookie dough, hoping that the timer won’t go off on another murder. 

Have they taken on more than they can chew?

The Maple Lane Mysteries are light, cozy mysteries featuring a quirky cat-loving bakery owner who discovers she’s a talented amateur sleuth.

Delicious Cozy Mysteries with free recipes.

"A compelling mystery with fabulous characters. I love the recipes as well as Madeline. This book is well written with plenty of twists to keep me guessing to the end. I am looking forward to the next book by this author."

"Another wonderful installment to the Maple Lane Bakery Series. Maddie, Ethan, Big Red, Gran, and the Girlz are back for another mystery in their small town. It’s a fast-paced story to keep you reading until the end. Also, things are heating up between Maddie and Sheriff Tanner that you don’t want to miss!

Maple Lane Mysteries:

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

Cookies and Chaos: A Maple Lane Cozy Mystery