Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 2/1/2018 + 464 more book reviews

Lethal Licorice is the second installment in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series featuring chocolatier Bailey King set in the small town of Harvest, Ohio. Bailey is slowly settling into her new life in the Amish community helping her grandmother Clara run Swissmen Sweets after the recent death of her grandfather Jebidiah.

Harvest has been chosen to host the annual Amish Confectionery Competition and Bailey is determined to win and prove that her family business is still the best in the area. Just when the competition is set to begin Josephine Weaver owner of Berlin Candies, causes a stir claiming that Bailey, as an Englischer, has no right to be including in the competition.

To further complicate the day, Judith Brody's pet pig Jethro has gone missing. In an effort to help her friend, who also happens to be the mother of hunky Deputy Sheriff Aiden Brody, Bailey sets out to find the missing pot belly and instead finds both a dead body and a relative she didn't know existed.

Plenty of suspects surface with Bailey and cousin Charlotte topping the list. In an effort to clear her name and save her family's reputation, Bailey sets out to find the killer. With sabotage running amok at the competition and a disruptive district Deacon, it quickly becomes apparent that maybe life isn't so tranquil and peaceful among the Amish.

A fast paced plot, lovable characters, mouthwatering candies and a touch of romance. A terrific insight into the Amish lifestyle. The book does read as a stand alone but I suggest picking up the first in the series as you won't want to miss a minute with Bailey, her friends and family. Looking forward to the upcoming Premeditated Peppermint.

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