THE RISE AND FALL OF MISS FANNIE’S BISCUITS BY WANDA BRUNSTETTER & MARTHA BOLTON 

Why Are Baking Contestants Disappearing?
 
Mysteries have a way of following Fannie Miller, so when she makes it into the finals of the Tuscarawas County Baking Contest and contestants start disappearing, she calls on her old friend Foster Bates, a retired cop and part-time private investigator. Could it be that other finalists are somehow responsible for these disappearances, thinning out the competition? Like the couple on verge of divorce who need the prize money, or the three Beiler sisters, always in a huddle whispering. One thing is for certain—Foster and Fannie will stay on the case until the end, and everyone involved will have learned something important about baking contests, solving mysteries, and life.
 
New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter and Emmy-Nominated Author Martha Bolton have teamed up to deliver a delightful whodunit from Ohio’s Amish country.

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wanda E. Brunstetter is one of the founders of the Amish fiction genre. She has written more than 100 books translated in four languages. With over 12 million copies sold, Wanda's stories consistently earn spots on the nation's most prestigious bestseller lists and have received numerous awards.

Martha Bolton is a prolific author of 89 books, an Emmy nominee, a Dove Award nominee, and a co-author of three NY Times bestselling books. She was nominated for a Writers' Guild Award for her work on the Emmy-winning Bob Hope—The First Ninety Years. She was Bob's first full-time female staff writer and wrote for his television specials and personal appearances.

MY REVIEW 

After reading this book I wanted to eat biscuits lathered in butter and honey. I enjoyed learning how to make biscuits that  would melt in your mouth. Fannie is a cheerful person and  wants to win the baking contest so bad. After years of practice she believes she has perfected the winning biscuit. Her excitement grows as the day draws near for the contest. Up for grabs is twenty-five thousand dollars. 

Foster is a retired police officer and sometimes private detective. His relationship with Fannie  is fun. Oh he acts like she bothers him sometimes but I think he is sweet on her. Just as he is ready to call it a day the Blustery sisters come in. They have a reputation as gossips so I wonder what they want to tell Foster? Looks like one of the sisters may be infatuated with him. 

It doesn’t take long for shenanigans to start at the preliminary meeting up that some of the contestants. Several of them have disappeared. Excuses see to pop up about these contestants leaving notes saying they were having an appendicitis attack. Fannie is begging Foster to help her look into these strange disappearances. Foster is having a hard time getting motivated into helping Fannie. His humor is contagious and he had me cracking up as the story continued. There is something going on and Fannie is going to prove it to  Foster. 

Get ready for laughs, mystery and fun characters in the exciting story. Don’t miss the recipe in the back of the book. Grab yourself a copy and be prepared to  find fout what is happening to the contestants of the baking show.

I received a copy of this book from the authors. This review is my own opinion.