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The Sourdough Bakeoff: A Sally the Loner Mysterious Misadventure -- Book 6
Paperback
Series: Sally the Loner
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 12 2023
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Bobby is twelve years old, a certified sourdough genius, and completely out of options. His father has been missing for a month. His mother is recovering from a devastating injury and needs round-the-clock care. And the bills will not wait.
When Bobby discovers a multi-day baking competition with a life-changing grand prize, he sees the answer to everything: substantial cash and a turn-key franchise to call his own. There is just one problem. Contestants must be eighteen years old.
His solution: recruit his sharp, spunky 87-year-old chosen grandmother, Sally, to enter as the contestant while he works as her very talented helper. Together, they are a team built on Morse code, blind trust, and the world's best sourdough crackers. What could go wrong?
Quite a lot, as it turns out.
On day one, Bobby's starter vanishes from a locked room. His salt and sugar are swapped to ruin their entry. A shadow slips through a classroom window while nobody is watching. Then a judge collapses face-first into his tasting plate.
By day two, there is a body outside the school entrance, a bloodied tire iron discovered under Sally's sink, and threatening notes piling up on her windshield. Someone in this competition is willing to do far more than cheat to win.
Sally draws on every resource available. Rodney, her wisecracking AI companion, sits in the van recording overheard confessions. Niece Joan arrives with a fingerprint kit over the lunch break. And a steely-eyed detective named Richard Muldoon keeps appearing at Sally's desert sanctuary with a coffee mug and questions she has not yet decoded.
The clock is ticking. The judges are watching. And the killer is still in the room.
The Sourdough Bakeoff is Book 6 in the Sally the Loner Mysterious Misadventures series by Alexie Linn. Warm, witty, and full of genuine heart, it delivers everything cozy mystery fans love: an unforgettable older woman sleuth, a found family worth fighting for, real suspense with a satisfying resolution, and winning recipes included at the back.
Readers who enjoy this book also love:
- Cozy mysteries featuring older women protagonists who refuse to be underestimated
- Found family stories with warmth, humor, and heart
- Culinary mysteries with actual recipes included
- Amateur sleuths navigating small-town crime in the American Southwest
- Character-driven series fiction with a cast that grows richer with each book
You can start here with Book 6 or begin the adventure from Book 1. Either way, Sally always catches you up.
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