Assault and Pepper

Name: Assault and Pepper
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Leslie Budewitz
ISBN: 9781515978145

Author: Leslie Budewitz

Series: Spice Shop Mystery #1

Narrator: Dara Rosenberg

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/21/2016

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Cozy

Synopsis

Pepper Reece, owner of the Seattle Spice Shop, thinks she can handle any kind of salty customer—until a murderer ends up in the mix . . .

After leaving a dicey marriage and losing a beloved job in a corporate crash, Pepper Reece has found a new zest for life running a busy spice and tea shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market. Her aromatic creations are the talk of the town, and everyone stops by for a cup of her refreshing spice tea, even other shopkeepers and Market regulars. But when a panhandler named Doc shows up dead on the store's doorstep, a Seattle Spice Shop cup in his hand, the local gossip gets too hot for Pepper to handle—especially after the police arrest one of Pepper's staffers, Tory Finch, for murder.

Tory seems to know why she's a suspect, but she refuses to do anything to curry favor with the cops. Convinced her reticent employee is innocent, Pepper takes it on herself to sniff out some clues. Only, if she's not careful, Pepper's nosy ways might make her next on the killer's list . . .

About Leslie Budewitz

Leslie Budewitz is the nationally bestselling author of the Spice Shop Mysteries and the Food Lovers' Village Mysteries. She is also the author of short stories that have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Suspense Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and other publications. She is the winner of the 2013 Agatha Award for Best First Novel for Death al Dente and the 2011 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction for Books, Crooks & Counselors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on July 19, 2020

I went on a cleaning spree and cut my TBR (To Be Read) by 50% last week. I also finished reading all of my commitments through the end of the year, so I could finally pick out a few books from my TBR that I've wanted to read for years. The 'A Spice Shop Mystery series' or any book by Leslie Budewitz......more

Goodreads review by Tina on March 05, 2015

I never expected when I OPENED Assault and Pepper and started reading that I would develop a deep love and affection for these characters but that is exactly what happened. There's Pepper she runs Seattle's Spice SHOP. You can taste the scrumptious and warming tea as the author beautiflly describes......more

Goodreads review by Lisa Ks Book Reviews on February 19, 2015

First in the Spice Shop Mystery series, ASSAULT AND PEPPER was a tasty read and has whet my appetite for more. With a large percentage of cozies being set in fictional towns, I wasn't sure how I would feel about this book being set in Seattle at a famous location like The Pike Place Public Market. Ho......more

Goodreads review by Carol on April 10, 2018

Welcome to Seattle Marketplace!!! This is where Pepper Reece bought the Seattle Spice Shop near her loft apartment. This was to start her new life after she caught her husband cheating on her and got divorced. Then Pepper lost her job when the law company went under. So now she owns and runs the Spice Sho......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on January 29, 2015

This is the first book in the new Spice Shop mysteries, I was lucky enough to win an ARC. What a great book! Pepper Reece owns a busy spice and tea shop in Pike Place Market in Seattle. She is also dealing with a divorce, and her ex wont leave her alone. She thinks she might have found a new love in......more