A review by kimdavishb
Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton

5.0

Bushel Full of Murder is the story about Becca Robbins who makes and sells her jams and preserves at the local farmer's market. The owners of the market decide to invite food trucks from other states as a promotion for the summer and Becca is happy when her younger cousin, Peyton, is one of the food truck vendors. However, trouble seems to have followed Peyton and her hot dog truck from Arizona to South Carolina. Becca learns that her cousin is suspected of stealing both a secret recipe and money from the restaurant she worked at and using them to start her food truck business. When the town's business manager is found dead with the stolen recipe clutched in his hand, Peyton becomes the number one suspect. Becca's boyfriend, Sam, is the local police officer and in charge of the investigation. Becca knows Sam is only doing his job by implicating her cousin, but decides that even though Peyton appears to be hiding something she must find the real killer and clear Peyton's name.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Bushel Full of Murder. It's the sixth book in the Farmer's Market Mysteries and although I have only read the first book (I have full intentions of reading ALL the books in the series!) Bushel Full of Murder is a stand alone book. You don't have to start with the first book to know what's going on. I was very happy to see that Paige has allowed Becca to grow as a person and make choices that reflect that growth. It adds reality to her continuing stories. And of course her delicious recipes included with the book add to my reading pleasure!

The author provided me with a free copy of her book in exchange for my honest opinion.