Big Bang

Born into the mob. Terrible at killing. And now everything’s blowing up.
My uncle gave me two options: dance at his strip club—or hunt down his enemies.
I chose murder. This Fourth of July just got explosive.

This Fourth of July, someone is going out with a BANG!
Fireworks aren’t the only thing exploding this Fourth of July, I’m trading my sparklers for bullets.
*Includes RECIPE!*

Look, I never planned to spend America’s birthday investigating a murder instead of celebrating it. But when a food critic face-plants into his corn pudding and drops dead at Honey Hollow’s Taste of America Festival, what’s a reluctant hitwoman to do?

I’m Effie Canelli, and my holiday to-do list just got complicated—decorate our booth for the patriotic competition, avoid assassinating the mayor (direct orders from my Uncle Jimmy, the family’s resident crime lord), and oh yeah—figure out who poisoned the deceased before Cooper arrests me for another murder I didn’t commit.

My hot detective boyfriend Cooper is officially investigating, but between food truck vendors with deadly secrets, my meddling family turning every situation into a three-ring circus, and a growing list of suspects who wanted Larry permanently off the menu, I’m knee-deep in red, white, and blue chaos.

So grab your apple pie and join me in Honey Hollow, where the fireworks are explosive, the family drama is even more explosive, and someone is serving up more than just patriotic cuisine this Independence Day. Trust me—this Fourth of July murder spree is the kind of fireworks show that’ll blow your mind!
I guess it’s true what they say—living in Honey Hollow can be murder.

A laugh-out-loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal bestseller Addison Moore