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Book Review of Three Fudges and a Baby (A Candy-coated Mystery)

Three Fudges and a Baby (A Candy-coated Mystery)
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Three Fudges and a Baby is the twelfth installment in the Candy Coated Mystery series set on Mackinac Island and featuring fudge maker Allie McMurphy. Allie is starting her third season on the island and business has been great at her family's Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop.

Allie's best friend Jenn Carpenter is expecting her first baby with husband Shane. Jenn has hired a midwife and doula so that she can have the baby on the island. When Hannah Riversbend, the doula doesn't answer Jenn's texts, Allie and Jenn along with Allie's furry companion Mal, make their way to Hannah's house. There they find the woman sitting on the steps, holding a gun and the body of her finance dead just feet away.

Convinced that Hannah wouldn't hurt a fly, Jenn asks Allie to please find the real killer and clear Hannah's name in time for the birth of her son. Allie teams up with boyfriend, Officer Rex Manning to solve the murder and along the way has to deal with her overbearing mother and an ex-boyfriend.

A great addition to the series with a surprising twist at the end. Featuring returning characters, furry companions and delicious recipes, this installment proved to be another fun filled romp on Mackinac Island.