I started to read this book and got through part of the first chapter before...

What on earth is going on here? I can see why there were only two of these. Almost immediately, the protagonist tells us that she lost her job at a bank because she'd been accused of embezzling money from an important client. They showed her papers that verified this and told her they wanted to keep it quiet. They froze her bank accounts and said they would take what was needed to pay back her debt.

First, you'd have to be pretty darn stupid to embezzle money and leave a paper trail behind you. Then, we're told a policeman was standing outside her door at home to make sure she didn't take anything valuable with her. Huh? They want to 'keep it quiet' but tell the police? How does that work? The police are not going to ignore embezzlement, so why would they tell them? They can't just order and officer to stand outside her door with no reason behind it. There wouldn't have been a police officer at all.

Secondly, they really don't have the right to stop her from taking her belongings, unless they have proof she bought them with stolen money (and they didn't) - this was ridiculous. From. Her. Home. There is no way they could have stopped her from taking her clothing, jewelry, shoes, household appliances, furniture, etc., if it came down to it. And, since the author mentioned it, if it was her home, why did she leave? Being accused isn't the same as being convicted.

If they tried this garbage with someone in actuality, then they'd better be prepared for the court fight that comes next. Because you can bet your sweet rear end there certainly would be one. An innocent person would not only have denied it, they'd threaten to take it to court, get an attorney, and demand copies of the "incriminating" evidence. They'd better have more than a couple of sheets of paper - and be able to answer where the 'evidence' came from.

When it comes to that, why didn't she? She knew she wasn't guilty but didn't fight it? Just accepted it and grabbed a duffel bag full of everyday clothing and left?

The author should have done better homework. This was just sloppy. Either get your facts together or write something else. FYI, dumpster isn't capitalized unless it's the actual name of the company that produces it or at the beginning of a sentence.

I won't give away the ending, but I will say that Maggie is a complete moron. If you want to see the reason why I say that, I have hidden it in a spoiler on Goodreads.

There were so many things wrong with this book and not a single thing right. ( )

A mystery that puts you walking through the story with the characters.
Aunt Clara is loveable, trusting and loves her pie shop. And she does not want to sell it. Her niece, Maggie, has returned to her. She was framed for embezzlement and fired from her job in New York City. The charges were all dropped but she still lost her job.
Her ex-boss shows up at Pie Shop wanting to clear Maggie's name. But instead he is killed. I got all the way to the end not guessing the killer. So enjoy.
Maggie falls for Ryan, Publisher of newspaper. Romance develops in midst of all the bad circumstances. Ryan works with Clara and Maggie trying to figure out who killed the ex-boss.
Maggie finds herself almost run down after she is cleared as a suspect.
Then Clara springs a new man at end which sure could make for the next mystery book.
Crime followed Maggie from New York to North Carolina. Home life, fears and romance are all so real.
And at the end an extra - pie recipes. ( )

Plum Deadly is the first book in the Pie In The Sky series. I hope the first of many!!

Maggie Grady has returned to her hometown, after unjustly being accused of embezzling bank funds. Maggie is busy helping her Aunt Clara run Pie In the Sky Pie shop, much needed, too.

Then one day her former boss, Lou, walks through the door of the pie shop. He lets Maggie know that he knows she's not guilty and will explain everything at a news conference the next day. the next day never comes, as when Maggie is taking out the trash, she finds Lou slumped against the back door, dead. Quite naturally Maggie becomes a person of interest. Shortly after the discovery of body, Ryan Summerour, owner of a local newspaper wants to do a person interest story and help Maggie clear her name.

A wonderful first book for this delicious new series with believable characters, all I would to call my friends. Aunt Clara whose wonderful baking skills keeps the customers coming back, but she could use a little help with the business side. Maggie who would still like to have that pie in the sky job at a bank, she does enjoy working in the pie shop and knows that her aunt needs her around the shop. Plus Ryan is there and could be a love interest that Maggie is also looking for.

Definitely hungry for the second book in this series. Recipes also included, too. ( )

The major fault of this book is I want to eat lots of pies. They sound so good. Flakey crusts. In the back of book does have some pie recipe but It should come with pie, don't you think?

A lot of the setting is at the pie shop or talking about pie and having to make good sounding pies.

Maggie is the main character. She is smart, selfish and now that her busy dream life has been taken away from her, She realizes how wrong she has been not to spend more time with her Aunt.
Maggie was working for a bank until she was accused of taking millions from her bank. The bank froze her accounts, took all she had leaving her with not even enough money to go home.
(I wonder how the bank could take her apartment and everything even her clothes) They don't even press charges against her.

Her Aunt Clara and her Uncle Fred took Maggie in when she was four after her parents were killed. Since her husband's death Clara has not made a lot of good decisions. She has kept the Pie in the Sky open. She is glad that Maggie has come home. She loves her and plans to teach her the family's secret to making good pie crusts.

Maggie's boss comes to her hometown and tells her that he found out who had really stolen the money and he has called a press conference for tomorrow where he will announce the real thief.
Next time Maggie sees him he has died behind Pie in the Sky.

Now things get even worse for Maggie as she as been a person of interest in the death of her boss.

The mystery of who the thief and killer is good. There are a few good suspects for Maggie to look into. I was kept guessing till the killer let it out about something.

There is good drama and action and even some romance as Maggie tries to clear her name. At the same time someone is trying to make Clara sell her land so he can build a office building for doctors.

The ending is setting up for another book that sounds good I hope it is going to come out quickly. I will want to read it but first make sure I have some pie on hand to go with it.

I was given this ebook to read and agreed to be part of its blog tour and give honest review of it. ( )