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There is excitement in the air at Stirling Castle as everyone gathers to celebrate the treaty between Lords Weatherly and Omar but the festivities take a turn for the worst when Lord Weatherly falls dead into his pudding.<br/><br/>Meet Addie Smith: Scottish bakery owner, storyteller, jokester, and amateur detective.<br/><br/>Stirling 1643: When Addie finds herself commissioned to feed the many guests at a large celebration for two lords and their treaty, what she is expecting is extravagance and a happy alliance. But, when Lady Weatherly invites her to stay she gets more than she bargained for as Lord Weatherly falls dead into his plate.<br/><br/>Addie knows that whoever is guilty of the heinous crime is still in the building, and luckily so is William Fox, Captain of the Guard. Her longtime companion and crush soon allows her to help him directly, along with her sidekick Magpie, Lois. But everyone points the finger at someone else. No one has any answers.<br/><br/>Was it Jack Weatherly, the son who hated the fact that his father was always making all the choices for the estate? Was it Lord Omar, who Lord Weatherly was going to be allies with after many years of bickering?<br/><br/>The sleuthing duo finds themselves outfoxed at every turn, unable to find any concrete clues until reality forces them to accept the unthinkable. The murderer is someone that no one expects and when the truth comes out it puts everyone in thecastle in danger.<br/><br/>A completely addictive cozy crime novel set in the fictional English town of Stirling.