Mallory Munroe has taken over her late Aunt’s bakery and making a go at her second act after working at a successful ad agency. The bakery opens, she finds her boyfriend has been two timing her, then she has a very public fight in the bakery with one of the town’s bullies, then she finds said bully dead. Why a way to start her new business.

With her name on the suspect list, Mallory decides she MUST find out who killed Queen Bea if she’s going to save her business before it even gets off gets off the ground. With so many suspects can she narrow it down before her business goes six feet under? Not if the killer can prevent it!

A good start to a new mystery series. I’ve like Debra’s work for quite a while and read her other series. She’s a talented writer as is evident in this new series with well developed characters, a solidly crafted mystery with red herrings and plenty of suspects to keep you guessing until the final reveal. If you haven’t read any of her books, get it on this series with the first entry and discover a new favorite cozy author.

I enjoyed this book, it took a bit for it to get good GOOD . I felt like I was watching a television show! As I was reading the fact that they kept talking about cookies and having the description of the cookies makes me wish there was a cookie shop just like it. So amazing. Murder and baking? Count me in. I was very surprised of who the killer was. To think this is book 1. Can’t wait for the rest of the series. Thank you netgalley and publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book. It’s my 1st one.

I really enjoyed this book. I was in the mood for a light read and this book fit the bill perfectly. Of course there is a murder and our heroine has to solve the mystery. I can usually figure out who the murderer is, but in this case it was a surprise. I liked the characters and look forward to reading other books in the series. I would also like to read other books by Debra Sennefelder.. Word of warning - Our heroine is a cookie baker and this book may be hazardous to your diet! Recipes are at the end of the book and the Almond Shortbread are easy to make and are delicious!
I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

It took me a few chapters before I really started to enjoy How the Murder Crumbles.
First books in a new series usually do this to me, but I am happy that I continued on, as it became more interesting as the story progressed.
Mallory designs unique cookie bouquets and I like that this features a fun twist on the traditional sweet.
An argument between Mallory and a resident known as Queen Bea, puts Mallory at the top of the suspect list when Bea is found, dead.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.
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"How the Murder Crumbles" had the synopsis of so many other baker/bakery theme that I thought it would be ordinary. So happy to report it was fantastic!

I DNF'd this one at 41% as it wasn't gripping me. I didn't really like the main character and how she handled things and interacted with the other characters. And everyone was kinda mean and judgy to her as well. The mystery didn't grab my attention either and felt a bit too typical with the set up where the main character has a public argument with the lady who died and now she's the main suspects.

I enjoyed this book. The characters are very real. The cookies sound great. The story is engaging and a fast read. I was very surprised by who the killer is. #HowtheMurderCrumbles #NetGalley

I really liked this book! The cookie descriptions had me running to the store. The murder mysteries were so well done. Even though the were a number of characters no one got lost and no plot was vague or incomplete. Excited to read the next in this series.
Thank you to NetGalley for the advance read.