Red Wolf's Room

While I love books that incorporate baking, mystery, Sherlock Holmes, a new town and a dog, the book Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns wasn't my cup of tea. I was surprised and disappointed. The cover may be indicative of this. Maddy is on the cover, holding her phone for a selfie and several lopsided cakes surround her. While the cakes are symbolic of her inability to cook or bake, she is often on social media, posting pictures of food, her new dog and her new business. However, someone wasn't paying attention to her wardrobe; aprons are supposed to protect the wearer's shirt and, for some reason, it was drawn with very long drawstrings. If this was indicative of Maddy not knowing how an apron works since she's never in the kitchen, it's overkill. Maddy is intelligent and would know how to put an apron on. I like the play on the series' title: "Baker Street" because it's a baking series and the characters talk about Sherlock Holme