POUNDED: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery – book 4

Welcome to Whipped & Sipped—where the pastries are guilt-free, the coffee is strong, and the gossip might just get you killed.

Fresh pancakes, family drama, and a dash of poison. When a birthday sleepover ends with a father in a coma and another man dead, café owner alene baron finds herself serving comfort food by day and chasing clues by night. As rumors spread through her tight-knit chicago neighborhood and a teenager vanishes, alene must uncover a deadly secret before a killer cooks up another victim.

… another richly satisfying read. Gottlieb once again creates that rare blend of cozy familiarity and edge-of-your-seat tension.
—Laurie Buchanan, author of the Sean McPherson crime thriller novels

…  A moving study of multigenerational bonds, resilience, and the strength we find in one another during times of grief and uncertainty. —Marjorie McCown, Author of the Hollywood Mysteries

Kudos to GP Gottlieb for fooling me once again! I thought I’d detected the giveaway clue to solving the mystery, but once again: nope! A fun read, especially the capture of attitudes and behavior of teenaged kids. Also fun to see the continuation of characters and relationships from earlier works, and the hint at the end that there’s more to come. —Mary Ellen Petrisko

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