Series: Auntie Clem's Bakery #29
Genres: Cozy Mystery
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Paperback Price: $ 16.95 USD
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Smashed Avocado Secret
A deadly reunion brings the past to Auntie Clem’s Bakery in this small-town culinary cozy mystery.
Erin Price has built a life worth keeping in Bald Eagle Falls: a thriving gluten-free bakery, loyal friends, and a place to belong. A reunion of her former foster-care agency is one invitation she would rather ignore.
She agrees to deliver the pies. She has no intention of staying.
Then a former caseworker dies after the reunion dinner, and Erin’s foster brother Paxton becomes the town’s favorite suspect. He argued with the woman just before her death. In Bald Eagle Falls, that’s enough to keep tongues wagging—and customers lingering over their muffins.
Erin remembers what it was like to be a child nobody listened to. She won’t let gossip decide Paxton’s guilt. But asking questions means revisiting memories she has spent years burying, and every conversation gives her another reason to doubt what she thought she knew.
With old grievances surfacing and the community’s suspicion growing, can Erin uncover the truth without putting the life she loves at risk?
Return to Auntie Clem’s Bakery for a mystery filled with small-town gossip, steadfast friendship, and family ties that are anything but simple.
Perfect for readers who love:
- Bakery cozy mysteries where the treats are tempting and the gossip is impossible to escape.
- Small-town mysteries with a female amateur sleuth who cares about the people behind the puzzle.
- Southern whodunits with close-knit communities, long memories, and plenty of suspects.
- Found family, loyal friends, and the everyday warmth of a neighborhood bakery.
- Culinary mysteries with emotional depth, complicated family ties, and a past that won’t stay buried.
Tropes you’ll find inside:
- A reluctant sleuth
- A loved one under suspicion
- The past comes calling
- Found family
- Small-town gossip
Pick up Smashed Avocado Secret and join Erin for a reunion she’ll never forget.
Praise for the Series
—This lady knows how to write!! I read this during hurricane Irma on my Kindle so I didn’t care the power was out!
—It was very good! But made me hungry!
—Oh my goodness I loved it! The murder mystery was so awesome… I couldn’t put this book down. Props to you again for another amazing read!
—I really enjoyed this book … Would make a great Hallmark movie.
—This very enjoyable story with uncomplicated characters and a sweet and easy storyline was well done.
Praise for P.D. Workman
“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me … And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”
“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”
“I’ll read anything by P. D. Workman that I can get my hands on.”
“Every book by PD Workman that I’ve read has been a gripping one, however different the genres are, going from lighter mysteries to really dark ones… this is one of my favourite, most dependable authors.”
“P.D. Workman is an incredibly versatile writer. No matter which of her books I read I am drawn into a great story and honestly, I don’t think I’ve followed another author that could go from cozy mystery to YA to a PI series dealing with mental health issues. Really enjoy her books!”
“[P.D. Workman’s] stories are so believable and you can’t help but feel like you know these people. You find yourself crying, laughing and feeling the characters emotions. Now if an author can make you cry and feel every emotion in a story, she is one hell of an author.”
“P. D. Workman, does not shy from probing the deep psychological scars of childhood trauma, mental illness, and addiction. Also characteristic of this author, these extremely sensitive issues are explored with extensive empathy, described with incredible clarity, and portrayed with profound insight.”
“Once again P.D.Workman has created an intense psychological mystery that impacts a wallop of thought induction. The writing is so well developed and draws you into the characters story.”
