4-stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
It’s the National Maple Syrup festival in South Lick, Indiana. Robbie Jordan, local chef and proprietor, holds the kickoff culinary competition in her restaurant and vintage cookware store, Pans ‘N Pancakes. One of the judges, a disagreeable Professor, Warren Connolly, suffers a choking episode, nearly turning a fun day into a disaster if not for Robbie’s beau, Abe O’Neill, who comes to the man’s rescue. Thankfully he was there since Robbie observed that those in close proximity to the professor didn’t move an inch to help him. Tragically, when said professor is found dead soon thereafter, Robbie recalls some of the instances of quarreling between Connolly and a couple of her friends and acquaintances before he met his demise. One of those acquaintances has gone missing, and Robbie’s friends are quickly moving up on the suspect list. Can Robbie find the killer and absolve her friends before she winds up toast herself?
Biscuits and Slashed Browns is Book 4 in the Country Store Mystery series, and I enjoyed it. There were viable suspects and overall it was a good mystery. I chuckled at the Hoosier dialect and comical sayings, such as, “…with a lawyer stuck to him tighter than snot on a hot oven door.” LOL. I have read three of the four books in this series, and while this one was not my favorite, it’s still recommended. For the best experience I would suggest getting acquainted with the characters by starting with Book 1 in the series.
Thank you to the publisher, Kensington Books, and Netgalley, for an E-ARC of Biscuits and Slashed Browns in exchange for an honest review which I have given.
Have you read any books in this series? What did you think? Feel free to share. I warmly welcome your comments.
My backyard a couple of weeks back
Thank you for visiting. Have a lovely day!!
Cozynookbks 
I like this series so I am glad this is a good one too! 🙂 Can’t wait to get to it.
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I enjoy this series too! I hope you like this one. It isn’t my favorite of the series, but it’s still good. 😊
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HI there, love your review too and your backyard pic is amazing!
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Thank you!! ☺️ We get snow so infrequently here that when it comes down it’s truly a sight. I have to take a picture to remember it.
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Love your review and the pic of your backyard! ❤ I do have this book added. I love that the author came up with South Lick, Indiana which reminds me of the real town French Lick. You can tell I'm from Indiana lol. 😀
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Both are very cute names!! I love learning about new places through books and my fellow bloggers. 😉
I think you’ll enjoy this series.
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Great review Laurie. I read the first two in the series and really enjoyed them. I have the third on my tablet, just finding the time to read it. I keep saying I will, then something else pops up. I also loved Killer Jam, but the next was not as good.
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Hi Carla!! Thank you. ( :
Actually, book 3, When The Grits Hit The Fan, was my favorite of this series thus far. It was a definite 5-star read for me. I reviewed it last year.
I’ve heard that book 2 of the Dewberry Farm Mysteries wasn’t as good. I downloaded it last week and will have to read/listen at some point. I guess it would be hard to beat Killer Jam. I LOVED that book!
Thanks for your comment. I always enjoy hearing from you. 😊
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I have book three up for next week. I will let you know what I think.
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I haven’t discovered this book yet, but now I am caught. I want to know more and read it. Thank you!
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Hi Cecilia. I think you’ll enjoy it more if you start with the first book in the series. But just my opinion of course. 😊
Thanks for stopping by.
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I have never read any cozy mysteries but I do like the sound of this. The cover is really beautiful.
ps: That pic of your backyard honestly has me speechless. It is so beautiful! We don’t have winter here.I do like photos like this.
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You should give one a try. I enjoy this country store cozy mystery series, but if you choose this one I would suggest you start with book 1, Flipped for Murder.
A few months back I reviewed a cozy that was a Top Pick for me. It’s called Killer Jam by Karen MacInerney. It was an audiobook and I loved it. Another favorite is Lea Wait’s Mainely Needlepointers mystery series. But do your own research and choose a cozy that appeals to you. Mine are just a few suggestions. There are so many out there!!
Thank you regarding my backyard. It only snows a handful of times here during winter, but when it does it’s so beautiful. And a good book on a snowy day is just the absolute best thing. ☺️
Thanks for stopping by Diana. 😊
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I haven’t read many cozy mystery books, but I’d love to tap into the genre this year! Thanks for recommending that we start from the first book in the series, I don’t wanna be thrown into a story and end up feeling confused!!
The pic is stunning by the way! I love snow!!!!
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I definitely suggest starting from the beginning with this series, Noriko. Cozies are a great go-between when you’re coming off of an emotionally intense or deeply psychological read. They’re…..🤔…..cozy. LOL! And there are SCORES of them out there. But they do differ in style and content—from cutesy to substance/depth. I prefer substance/depth personally, but you can’t go wrong either way in many cases.
Thank you!! The snow was so lovely. I’m glad I have the picture to remember it since it rarely snows here. ☺️
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I haven’t read this series, but I love that cover, Laurie! Thanks for the review and for sharing your beautiful photograph. I’m glad that snow melted fast. 🙂
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You’re welcome, Jill. It’s a great series.
I actually didn’t mind the snow. Brought back memories of NY. 😊 But thankfully it didn’t stay long enough to get all dirty like up North. 😉
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Somehow I haven’t read any of the books in the series which makes no sense as foodie cozies are my favorite! I love the sound of this one and the series as a whole. I need to work into my schedule somehow.
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It’s so hard working them in, isn’t it?! I think if you can it will be worth it. 😉
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Ooh this looks delicious 😊
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And it had some delicious food and recipes (at the end) too!! I really enjoy this series. 😊
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Always a selling point those recipes 😄
And I enjoyed the last one you suggested… Dewberry Farms.
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Wasn’t that one good!! I loved that cozy by Karen MacInerney, Killer Jam. It made my morning walks a delight. It’s still one of my favorites.
That thumper truck! 😂😂
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hahahaha. yes! Thats as a lovely read. I hope get to the second in the series asap.
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FYI. I received Karen MacInerney’s newsletter today. Book 2, Fatal Frost, is on sale for $2.00. The e-book. But if you get the e-book, the audiobook is only $1.99! I bought books 1 and 2 with the audiobooks since I loved book 1 so much and it was taken away when my kindle unlimited subscription ran out. ☺️
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Ooh. I have kindle unlimited still and book two is currently occupying one of those spots. 😊 I figured when I get to it I’d decide if to add the audio. It really is a good price!
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ah that look so adorable… and that snow pic! 🙂
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