Realizing she can’t make a decent Bûche de Noël to save her life, Julia Snowden enlists the help of her eccentric neighbor, Mrs. St. Onge, in hopes of mastering the dessert for Christmas. With everyone in the old woman’s circle missing or deceased, however, it’s up to Julia to stop the deadly tidings before she’s the next Busman’s Harbor resident to meet a not-so-jolly fate.
Julia wants to impress her boyfriend’s family by baking a perfect Yule Log Cake for Christmas. Unfortunately it's a difficult dessert to make and she’s a disaster in the kitchen. So she turns to her creepy elderly neighbor, Mrs. St. Onge, who’s known for her baking skills. But while Julia’s focused on mastering her dessert, she starts to notice that something strange is going on ... people connected to Mrs. St. Onge in the past had disappeared. turned up dead or had gotten sick. Suddenly Julia’s holiday baking project turns into a full-on investigation.
This quick read (it's a novella) was written in first person perspective in Julia's voice. The "mystery" wasn't that hard to figure out not too far into the story. It's a cozy mystery so there is no swearing, violence or adult activity. At the end, there are recipes that were mentioned during the story for a Yule Log Cake and Jewel Brooch Cookies.
This novella is 6.5 (of 12) in the Maine Clambake Mystery series. It works as a stand alone so you don't have the read the previous ones to know what's going on. I've been reading the series recently and will keep moving through the series.
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