Crafts and Life

Robbie Jordan is temporarily leaving Pans ’N Pancakes, her country store in South Lick, Indiana, to visit Santa Barbara, California—where wildfire smoke tinges the air, but a more immediate danger may lie in wait . . .
 
While looking forward to her high school reunion back in California, Robbie’s anticipation is complicated by memories of her mother’s untimely death. At first, she has fun hanging out with her old classmates and reuniting with the local flavors—avocados, citrus, fish, and spicy Cali-Mex dishes. But then she gets wind of rumors that her mother, an environmental activist, may not have died of natural causes. With the help of friends, Robbie starts clearing the smoke surrounding the mystery—but what she finds could make it hard to get back to Indiana alive . .

I need Maddie Day to write faster, this was another Robbie Jordan page turner and a half.

Robbie has briefly left the snows of Indiana to head for California for her 10 year High School reunion, whilst it is great to catch up with her friends Alana and Jason she is not so pleased to have to associate with Katherine Russom, unfortunately as Katherine is the organiser she doesn't have too much of a choice.  Putting that aside Robbie plans to enjoy a week back where she was brought up, also catching up with one of her late mother's good friends, but this being Robbie it isn't too long before she is neck deep in and investigation, and whilst she may not have her usual contacts she does have Alana (a PhD in biochemistry) and Jason (a member of the Santa Barbara cybercrime police department) to help her make sense of things, it started with trying to find out more about her mother's death ….. but one of the people she talked to died the same way a couple of days later and this time the police are on the case – as is Robbie!