This book is from the Amish Candy shop mystery series by this author. In it, Bailey King, formerly a chocolatier in New York City, has been working in Harvest, Ohio for some time now. She’s been helping her Amish grandmother and their store, Swissmen Sweets, ever since her beloved grandfather died. But Bailey is now ready to expand the operation and has started to build an actual candy factory to be known as Swissmen Candy Works. But she’s having problems with her contractor, Wade Farmer. Work has slowed to a standstill and Wade is demanding extra payments. Meanwhile, the factory construction is being filmed for a TV reality show. One day Bailey stopped by the factory (with film crew in tow) to check on the progress of the factory and ha a serious disagreement with Wade and fired him from the job.
But the next day Wade is dead, found murdered in the unfinished candy factory. Since their disagreement was filmed, Bailey becomes an immediate suspect. Of course, Bailey wants to get out from under the cloud of suspicion, so she is motivated to help find the killer. When her cousin Charlotte’s dad is charged with the crime by the local sheriff, Bailey becomes even more determined to find the killer. Even though his shotgun had been the murder weapon, Bailey is not convinced of Charlotte’s dad’s guilt, especially because the sheriff is no friend to the local Amish community. But she also needs to finish the factory before it becomes a financial liability she’ll never escape. With the aid of her boyfriend Aiden, the TV film crew, cousin Charlotte and Jethro the pig, the murderer will surely be found.
This was a fun story, perfect for gardening breaks with an amusing cast of characters.
