BLEEDING TARTS BY KRISTEN WEISS

​I loved this one! Kristen Weiss is making this series more delectable with each new book. I simply cannot wait for the next installment. This is a fun and hilarious cozy!

​​Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: April 24, 2018
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: A Pie Town Mystery #2
Pages: 368 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased. 

Val's new pies are foolproof--but not bulletproof.
 
Old West ghost towns are as American as apple pie. So what better place to sponsor a pie-eating contest than the Bar X, a fake ghost town available for exclusive private events on the edge of Silicon Valley. Valentine Harris is providing the pies, hoping to boost business for her struggling Pie Town shop and become a regular supplier for the Bar X.
 
But no sooner does she arrive in town than a stray bullet explodes the cherry pie in her hands. And the delicious dessert is not the only victim. Val finds the Bar X bartender shot dead in an alley. Egged on by her flaky friend and pie crust specialist, Charlene, Val aims to draw out the shooter. But solving a real murder in a fake ghost town won't be easy as pie. And if Val doesn't watch her back, her pies won't be the only thing filled full of lead . ​

This is book 2 in the Pie Town mystery series. I recommend reading the series in order of publication!

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Release Date: April 24, 2018
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Actual Rating: 5 stars

There was absolutely nothing that I didn't like about this book! It's fun, filled with humor, and has relatable characters. Some are a bit eccentric (Charlene and Marla) but I loved them because of it! I have to admit, I was weary going into this one because I didn't LOVE the first book in the series, but this one was perfection. I'm really glad I decided to give it a try. 

Bleeding Tarts is the second book in the Pie Town Mystery series which follows Val (the owner of Pie Town) and her sidekick Charlene. Val is your typical woman in her early 30's who has a knack for figuring out the who-dun-it in murders. Charlene is her eccentric sidekick who is a bit wacko, but good at what she does. The two are a dynamic duo in both baking pies AND solving crimes and you don't want to miss them crack the case in this book!

I love how the author used a bit of paranormal spoofing in this one. That's not to say it's a paranormal cozy because it's not. However, adding in a "haunting" along with some fairy and alien "sightings" was laugh out loud funny. I really loved how dynamic the book is. 

If you are a cozy mystery fan then you should read this series. I keeps getting better and better and I can't wait for the next installment! Find the reading order below:

★★★★★

The Pie Town Mystery Series (so far)