{"product_id":"cooked-books-9781499740486","title":"Cooked Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProm night, German chocolate cake, and organized crime-Chloe Boston's latest case has all the wrong ingredients.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe FBI has a problem. A mob accountant with a dangerous collection of secrets also has an unstoppable sweet tooth, and the agents need a baker who can get close enough to keep him satisfied without arousing suspicion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the police chief's recommendation, Chloe Boston becomes their woman in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer assignment sounds simple: bake the accountant's favorite German chocolate cake, gain his trust, and help the FBI uncover the truth hidden inside his cooked books. But working undercover for the federal government is more dangerous than following parking violators through Hope Falls-and Chloe soon realizes that one wrong move could land her in serious trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs if organized crime weren't enough, someone from Chloe's past suddenly asks for help. A long-lost high school friend has returned, bringing painful memories of prom night and a favor Chloe finds difficult to refuse. Their relationship was not always friendly, and Chloe cannot shake the feeling that the timing of her return is more than coincidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mob accountant. A desperate former friend. An old high school secret. Chloe's intuition tells her that the pieces belong to the same puzzle-but can she uncover the connection before someone silences her for good?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-paced, twist-filled, and served with plenty of humor, \u003cb\u003eCooked Books\u003c\/b\u003e is the twenty-second book in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mysteries series. Perfect for readers who enjoy culinary mysteries, undercover investigations, amateur sleuths, small-town secrets, organized-crime intrigue, clean suspense, and clever heroines with heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturn to Hope Falls, where the cake is rich, the memories are bittersweet, and Chloe Boston is about to discover that some books are cooked for a deadly reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499740486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelanie has been writing her entire life. In fact, one of her earliest fond memories is receiving an IBM Selectric typewriter for her birthday. After publishing romance novels (Scottish historical and paranormal) for New York based publisher Dorchester Publishing from 1999 to 2010, Melanie chose to begin self-publishing cozy mysteries. Since then she has released the Chloe Boston, Butterscotch Jones, Wendover House, Kenneth Mayhew and Miss Henry Mystery series. Melanie Jackson is the award-winning author of more than eighty novels, novellas and poems published in various languages. She lives with her writer husband and her bossy cat in the Sonoma wine country. Besides gardening, she is involved with animal charities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":66887468580979,"sku":"9781499740486","price":14.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b20dbded-0a79-402b-a402-61cf0f492638.jpg?v=1792185051","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/cooked-books-9781499740486","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}