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October Spice October 2020
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Cinnamon and gunpowder
by 1975- Brown, Eli
Owen "Wedge" Wedgewood serves as the personal chef to Lord Ramsey, owner of the Pendleton Trading Company...until 1819, when notorious pirate Mad Hannah Mabbot kills Ramsey and kidnaps Wedge. Why spare a cook's life? It turns out that fine dining experiences are few and far between on the high seas. Charged (on pain of death) with creating sumptuous spreads from such unpromising provisions as gruel, rat meat, and moldy potatoes, Wedge also witnesses Mabbot's attempts to track down a rival pirate known as the Brass Fox, and gradually learns what motivates his captain's actions. Atmospheric and rich in tantalizing culinary descriptions, Cinnamon and Gunpowder also provides a fast-paced, swashbuckling sea story. - Description by Gillian Speace.
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Cinnamon kiss
by Walter Mosley
Facing unprecedented financial troubles when his daughter requires a medical treatment, Easy Rawlins takes a job tracking down a missing attorney and legal assistant, but the assignment proves more complicated than anticipated.
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Cinnamon toasted
by 1943- Oust, Gail
When Melly, her former mother-in-law, accepts a lucrative deal for her programming prowess and is subsequently implicated in a murder during Brandywine Creek's Oktoberfest celebration, Piper enlists the help of Reba Mae to find the real killer.
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Death by pumpkin spice
by Alex Erickson
When a woman is found strangled to death during a Halloween party at Yarborough mansion, bookstore cafT owner Krissy Hancock, with the estate on lockdown and a killer roaming the halls, must help Officer Paul Dalton find the truth, while confronting some hardùand terrifyingùtruths of her own. Original.
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Guilty as cinnamon
by Leslie Budewitz
Springtime in Seattle’s Pike Place Market means tasty foods and wide-eyed tourists, and Pepper’s Spice Shop is ready for the crowds. With flavorful combinations and a fresh approach, she’s sure to win over the public. Even better, she’s working with several local restaurants as their chief herb and spice supplier. Business is cooking, until one of Pepper’s potential clients, a young chef named Tamara Langston, is found dead, her life extinguished by the dangerously hot ghost chili—a spice Pepper carries in her shop. Now stuck in the middle of a heated police investigation, Pepper must use all her senses to find out who wanted to keep Tamara’s new cafe from opening—before someone else gets burned….
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Murder with cinnamon scones
by Karen Rose Smith
When her employee Tessa’s boyfriend Reese is found dead and Tessa stands accused of the crime, Daisy Swanson, who runs a tea shop in Pennsylvania’s Amish country, must stir up the secrets of Reese’s past in order to find out who steeped this quaint little town in murder.
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Pumpkin spice peril
by Jenn McKinlay
When one of their most valued cupcake connoisseurs ends up dead, Fairy Talk Cupcake bakers—Melanie Cooper and Angie Harper—find their lives and bakery at stake when it is discovered that the victim was poisoned by their pumpkin spice cupcakes.
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The bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice
by Donna Kauffman
"Witches, goblins, the occasional ghost--they're all sure to be spotted at the annual Halloween parade, where adults and children alike dress in costume to celebrate Moonbright's favorite holiday. And no place has more seasonal spirit than Bellaluna's Bakeshop, a family business steeped in traditional recipes, welcoming warmth--and, legend has it, truly spellbinding, heart-melting treats... Between good-natured Halloween tricks, frothy pumpkin lattes, and some very special baked goods, for three Moonbright residents looking for love--whether they know it or not--the spookiest thing will be how magical romance can suddenly be..."--Provided by publisher
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The curious charms of Arthur Pepper
by Phaedra Patrick
In this poignant, charming debut, 69-year-old Arthur Pepper stopped engaging with life a year ago, when his wife of 40 years died. But the discovery among her things of a charm bracelet he'd never seen before prompts a quest to discover the origins of the bracelet and all of its charms. His adventures take him from his home in York through the English countryside, and on to Paris and India. If you're looking for a feel-good novel about personal transformations, you won't go wrong with The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper. -- Description by Shauna Griffin.
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The nutmeg of consolation
by 1914-2000 O'Brian, Patrick
While fashioning a schooner out of the remains of their wrecked ship, Captain Aubrey and his crew suffer an attack by Malay pirates and must rely on the ingenuity of ship's surgeon--and intelligence agent--Stephen Maturin.
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The spice king
by 1965- Camden, Elizabeth
In 1900, Gray Delacroix has built a successful global spice empire. Tasked with gaining access to the private Delacroix plant collection, botanist Annabelle Larkin steps into a web of political intrigue and will be forced to choose between her heart and her loyalty to her country.
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Wild ginger
by 1957- Min, Anchee
A story of desire during the time of the Cultural Revolution follows Wild Ginger, who becomes a national model for Maoism, which prohibits romantic love, forcing her to make a difficult decision when she falls in love with a young man.
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For additional reading ideas, talk with your library staff!
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