Double Fudge Murder by Jan Fields

Double Fudge Murder by Jan Fields
Series: Chocolate Shoppe Mysteries #1
on August 2, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Pages: 198
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Join Jillian Green in the enchanting town of Moss Hollow, Georgia, as she mixes up a batch of mystery and intrigue. After twenty years away, a career detour, and a large helping of heartbreak, she returns to the land of sweet tea and Southern charm to help her grandmother run the family business, The Chocolate Shoppe Bakery. Along the way, Jillian is surprised to find that what she lacks in culinary skill, she more than makes up for in amateur detective work!

Double Fudge Murder by Jan Fields is the first book in the Chocolate Shoppe Mystery series. There are twenty-four books in the series, some written by different authors. So far, Jan Fields is my favorite. This author writes with a touch of romance, humor, and Southern charm that I adore. The protagonist, Jillian Green, moves from California back to her hometown, Moss Hollow, Georgia, after a disastrous relationship. Jillian’s grandmother, Bertie Harper, asks her to run her bakery/catering business. Jillian finds her new “quiet” life as a baker is anything but when her old arch nemesis dies from a poisoned cupcake and Jillian is blamed. There are quite a few memorable characters in this book, but my favorite was Great Aunt Cornelia. I can’t wait to read more in this series.