Crime de Cocoa

Together in one volume: the first three mysteries featuring Lee McKinney and the TenHuis Chocolade store of Warner Pier Michiganplus the short story that started it all . The Chocolate Kidnapping Clue With her parents going through a messy divorce a mopey teenage Lee is spending the summer working in her aunt and uncle''s chocolate shop. When a wealthy customer is kidnapped she quickly discovers an unsuspected talent for sleuthing. The Chocolate Cat Caper. When a high-profile defense lawyer dies after eating a cat-shaped chocolate laced with cyanide its up to Lee to find out who tampered with the recipebefore she ends up behind not-so-chocolate bars. The Chocolate Bear Burglary. A burglary at the shop leads to missing antique chocolate molds and a dead friendand the main suspect in the murder is Lees troubled teenage stepson. Lee sets out to clear his name but awakening long-hibernating family secrets might be more than this daring crime solver can bear. The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up. The first customer to buy one of the stores new chocolate croakers is the town crank Hershel Perkinsjust after getting into an altercation with Lees boyfriend Joe. When he soon goes missing it looks like Joe is being framed for murderand Lee must jump to his defense