Ellie Alexander meets Maddie Day, but add in sharp cheddar and sharper instincts in this culinary cozy mystery.

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When cheese becomes deadly business, one woman must slice through lies to uncover the truth...
Laura Evans escaped her high-stress Boston restaurant management career for small-town Vermont charm. Instead of peace, she finds murder.

Just weeks into her new role as café manager at Silver Springs General Store, a renowned food critic turns up dead after a pre-festival cheese tasting. Worse still, her boss Maggie becomes the prime suspect.

The Summer Cheese Festival is days away and the store's reputation is crumbling faster than aged parmesan. Laura must act.

With her observant landlady Evelyn Chan and sharp-witted coworker Jasmine Williams, she discovers beneath the town's picture-perfect surface lie rivalries, family secrets, and long-buried scandals.

When there's an entire festival's worth of suspects, she must separate friend from foe before it's too late...

Can she unmask the murderer before the festival's finale, or will her investigation end in disaster?

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What Readers Say About Murder At The Summer Cheese Festival

"The food descriptions were so vivid, so mouth-watering, they made me hungry more than just once."

"There were plenty of suspects and red herrings, so I did not solve the mystery before it was revealed."

"A cheese-festival mystery? It felt fresh, fun, and unlike anything I've read before."

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Attention Culinary Cozy Mystery Lovers! Why You'll Adore This Book:

• Amateur Sleuth: clever protagonist solves crimes with wit, observation, and deduction. No weapons needed!
• Charming Small Town: quirky characters, tight-knit community, Crafters Club gatherings, and local delights.
• Clever Mystery: multiple suspects with realistic motives, fair-play clues, satisfying red herrings, and surprising twist ending.
• Cozy Atmosphere: crafting scenes, comforting rituals, home cooking, and heartwarming moments.
• Delicious Food: summer cheese festival with cheesemaking demos, artisanal tastings, and farm-to-table intrigue.
• Delightful Read: no graphic violence, explicit content, or profanity: just engaging storytelling and smart detection.
• Fresh Start: relatable main character beginning anew with authentic character growth and found family dynamics.
• Recipes Included: delicious recipes inspired by the story to bring a taste of Silver Springs to your kitchen.
• Satisfying Resolution: all loose ends tied up while leaving you eager for the next adventure.

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If You Loved These Books, You'll Love This Mystery

If you enjoyed the culinary cozies of Diane Mott Davidson and Avery Aames, or the small-town charm of Ellery Adams and Lorraine Bartlett, you'll love Laura Evans and the quirky townspeople of Silver Springs.

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This is Book 1 in the Silver Springs Mysteries, a culinary cozy mystery + crafts & hobbies cozy mystery series. Read in order or as a standalones.

Note: this is the fully revised edition for 2026. Every scene's been deepened, every character sharpened, and the mystery refined. If you've read it before, it's worth returning to.

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