Crime de Cocoa: Three Chocoholic Mysteries

Together in one volume- the first three mysteries featuring Lee McKinney and the TenHuis Chocolade store of Warner Pier, Michigan-plus 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, it’s up to Lee to find out who tampered with the recipe-before 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 friend-and the main suspect in the murder is Lee’s 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 store’s new chocolate croakers is the town crank, Hershel Perkins-just after getting into an altercation with Lee’s boyfriend Joe. When he soon goes missing, it looks like Joe is being framed for murder-and Lee must jump to his defense…