Kernel of Truth, the first in a new series by Kristi Abbott, is set in a gourmet popcorn shop in a small town. Such a store had never been in Rebecca's life plan, but when her life changed, she came back home and started over. Near her store "Pops", is one owned by her life long friend and mentor which sells amazing chocolate foods, and they are making plans to go into business together. That all changes when Ms. Bittles if found dead on the floor of her office. A good start for this series,... and ... if you like popcorn, there are recipes!

I will be handing Class Reunions are Murder, by Libby Klein, over to a friend who is heading for a major class reunion this year. ;-) Had she not received a request from a good friend, Poppy would never had gone to this reunion. One of the chubby, geeky, kids who was bullied by the popular group, she did not have fond memories of high school. Of course she's the one to find the body, and a former 'in crowd' classmate, now on the police force, is determined to see that she is convicted for the murder. To complicate matters her aunt seems to be the target of an aggressive social worker who is eager to see Aunt Ginny placed in an assisted care facility. There were some unexpected twists here that gave me pause. Again, a nice start to a new series.

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