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Custard's Last Stand
Tamar Myers
“Think Mayberry R.F.D. with Mennonites. Think Murder, She
Wrote with a Pennsylvania Dutch accent. Instead of Jessica
Fletcher, think Magdalena Yoder, a plain-dressing, blunt-
speaking, middle-aged innkeeper who frequently rescues the
incompetent chief of police by solving his cases…The
series’ popularity is rising like sticky bun dough.”—
Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
Tamar Myers’s mouthwatering mysteries have “all the right
ingredients” (Mostly Murder), including hilarious heroine
Magdalena Yoder. In this delicious new novel, Magdalena’s
cozy PennDutch Inn is faced with some very deadly
competition…
Kentucky Colonel George Custard thinks Magdalena’s hometown
of Hernia, Pennsylvania is perfect…so perfect in fact, he
has decided to build his new mega five-star hotel there.
And if everything goes according to plan, roads will be
widened and wealthy tourists will start pouring in by the
thousands. But not everyone thinks this is such a good
idea, as the new superstructure will surely destroy the
town’s quaint and quiet ambience. Meanwhile, Hernia has
another unwelcome guest to worry about, after wild reports
that Bigfoot is roaming the area.
At a town council meeting, several vocal citizens arrive to
protest Custard’s project, including Magdalena. Soon after,
the colonel is found murdered—shot to death at the
PennDutch Inn. No one minded telling him off, but killing
him off is a different story. With the police investigation
going nowhere, Magdalena takes it upon herself to find out
who caused Custard’s last stand. She must stay one step
ahead of both the rumors and the builders to solve the
case, restore peace—and save her beloved town…
INCLUDES A HALF-DOZEN HEAVENLY CUSTARD RECIPES!
(Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery with Recipes)
NAL, February 2003
ISBN #0451207823 230 pages Hardcover $19.95
Also by Tamar Myers: Butter Safe Than Sorry, February 2010
Batter Off Dead, January 2010
Batter Off Dead, February 2009
As the World Churns, January 2009
As the World Churns, February 2008
Hell Hath No Curry, January 2008
Hell Hath No Curry, February 2007
Grape Expectations, January 2007
Grape Expectations, February 2006
Assault And Pepper, January 2006
Assault And Pepper, February 2005
Thou Shalt Not Grill, January 2005
Custard's Last Stand, January 2004
Gruel and Unusual Punishment, January 2003
The Crepes of Wrath, January 2002
The Hand That Rocked the Ladle, March 2000
Play It Again Spam, August 1999
Eat, Drink, and Be Wary, September 1998
Between a Wok and a Hard Place, March 1998
Just Plain Pickled to Death, October 1997
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Crime, August 1997
No Use Dying Over Spilled Milk, March 1997
Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth, August 1995
Thou Shalt Not Grill, January 1991
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