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    Pecan Pies & Alibis: Rosewood Place Mysteries, #4
    Pecan Pies & Alibis: Rosewood Place Mysteries, #4
    Pecan Pies & Alibis: Rosewood Place Mysteries, #4
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    Pecan Pies & Alibis: Rosewood Place Mysteries, #4

    By Ruby Blaylock

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    When Bessie Purdy enters the County Fair's 'Perfect Pie' contest, she's sure that she'll win. But when the bank manager judging the contest drops dead after the competition, it soon becomes clear that something sinister is afoot. 

    Bessie isn't satisfied to let the police handle the death. She's convinced that the unbearable man was murdered, but with only a hunch and a penchant for justice (and funnel cakes), she just can't rest until the murderer is found.

    What was meant to be a fun day at the fair soon turns into a day of sleuthing, snacking, and solving a murder, but Bessie's not worried. With the help of her grandson, Devon, his reliable dog, Karma, and her beau, Emmett, the savvy seventy-something is determined to solve the case and save the day. But first, she really must find out what happened to her pie...


    ***This is a short novella of around 15,000 words, not a full-length novel!***
    This fun, short mystery is the perfect standalone story or accompaniment to the Rosewood Place Mystery Series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJessica Woods
    Release dateMay 25, 2017
    ISBN9781386470861
    Pecan Pies & Alibis: Rosewood Place Mysteries, #4
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    Ruby Blaylock

    Ruby Blaylock grew up in a small, southern town surrounded by colorful characters and lots of food. She loves a good helping of gossip and great food, not necessarily in that order. She is a country girl at heart and can often be found sitting on the back porch, sipping sweet tea and watching her fat hound dogs chase bugs. If she's not reading a book, she's writing one, or reading one to her kids, who can always help her think up new ways to kill off annoying characters.

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      Pecan Pies & Alibis - Ruby Blaylock

      Ruby Blaylock

      Pecan Pies & Alibis

      A Rosewood Place Short Mystery

      First published by JB Woods in 2017

      Copyright © Ruby Blaylock, 2017

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

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      Contents

      Chapter

      Chapter

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Purdy's Perfect Pecan Pie

      Other Books By Ruby Blaylock

      Visit www.rubyblaylock.com for my other books and to sign up for my newsletter. I'll let you know when new books are coming out and let you know how you can get my books for the lowest price possible.

      I would like to dedicate this particular story to the women in my life who have always known that a good pie is worth its weight in gold and a bottomless, almost magical purse can be exactly what you need to solve all of life's little problems. You know who you are...

      1

      Bessie May Purdy reckoned that she may not know a lot about some things in life, but she was positive that she knew how to make a perfect pecan pie. She smiled smugly to herself as her grandson, Devon, pulled her car to stop outside the Annual Coopersville County Fair.

      They parked in a smooth, grassy field just outside the collection of tents and roped off areas set aside for the fair. She cradled her baked delicacy like a newborn baby, anxious that it might get bumped or even worse--dropped--before she could get it to the judge’s table.

      Mighty fine looking pie you got there, Miss Purdy, called the man at the admissions gate. I reckon you’ll be entering the bank’s Perfect Pie contest?

      Bessie gave him a nod and a wink. And I’ll be winning that contest, too.

      She turned to her grandson, who held a long red leash that was attached to a friendly, fluffy dog. Karma was, as far as she could tell, some sort of German Shepherd mix, and smart as a whip, too.

      Devon, are you sure you’ll be alright wandering around here on your own?

      Devon rolled his eyes. Yes, Grandma Bessie. I’ve got my phone if you need me, and I’ll just be killing some time before I take Karma here over to the dog show. I may need some help carrying that big old first place prize we’re going to win, he added with a grin, but other than that, I’m good. He looked around at the crowd, then smiled. I think I see some kids from school over there. I’m gonna go talk to them, okay?

      He was gone before she could reply, but Bessie knew that her grandson would be fine. After all, he’d grown up in New York City, not in the tiny South Carolina town that she grew up in. He was streetwise and smart, and he had a very clever dog to protect him.

      Bessie went in the opposite direction, towards the tent where the food judging events would be held. Pies were first, which she thought she had a most excellent chance of winning with her Blue Ribbon, Perfectly Perfect Pecan Pie. Of course, she wouldn’t call it that on the entry form. ‘Purdy’s Perfect Pecan Pie’ was slightly more humble, she reckoned.

      Later on, jams and jellies, barbecue, and cakes would be judged on their finer qualities, but this fine August morning, it was the perfect pie that mattered most. Bessie had entered and won the contest a handful of times over the years, but this year was different. This year's prize was cash and the opportunity to be interviewed by the newspaper. Bessie thought that winning would provide the perfect opportunity to showcase her baking skills and maybe even drum up some publicity for Rosewood Place, the inn that she ran with her daughter, Annie.

      The judging tent was long and white, lined on one side with some folding tables and chairs for the judges and a few folding chairs on the opposite side for the spectators. Bessie found her spot on the table, marked by an index card with her name and the pie’s details printed neatly on it. She placed the pie carefully beside the card, noting that there were already several others on the table, too.

      Bessie scanned the other cards on the table, trying to gauge her competition. A few names sounded vaguely familiar, but she couldn’t put a face to them. Their pies didn’t seem all that exciting. There were, predictably, several apple pies and one banana cream pie--a big mistake in this late August heat, she noted. One of the apple pies was burned around the edges, a sign of an amateur, for sure. Another

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