What Fiction are you reading this week, November 5, 2023?

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Garage door painting.

I am listening to Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower, the first Amish Candy Shop Mystery. Bailey King is living the sweet life as assistant chocolatier in New York City. She has to return to Ohio, though, and the Amish candy shop where she was first introduced to delicious fudge, truffles, etc. A local developer has been found dead in the candy shop kitchen -- with her grandfather's chocolate knife buried in his chest. Despite the sincere efforts of a yummy deputy with chocolate-brown eyes, Bailey takes it on herself to clear her grandfather. But as a cunning killer tries to fudge the truth, Bailey may be headed straight into a whole batch of trouble. I am so glad I have a lot of leftover chocolates otherwise this delicious tale would have me drooling with desire.

I'm still reading Laurie King's Island of the Mad. Now we're in Venice, visiting all the fantastic, historical sites while searching for the missing friend. I'm having a great time traveling along with the help of Wikipedia, seeing all these places. Highly recommended. Plus, there's all the creepy Mussolini/fascist stuff going on which is chillingly similar to much we are seeing around us here these days.

I have to leave now to attend some important errands, so talk among yourselves. Share your reads and a little about them. I'll be back later today.