Deadly Dough

A picture-postcard village. A corpse in the cellar. A twister for two sparring sleuths.

Honest Tor: An English country jewel where nothing ever happens, until awkward, erratic Jon Windup smells murder when he finds the stinking-rich local lord dead as a doornail in the cellar of the Noose & Gibbet pub. The bizarre scene follows an intense summer baking class the night before in the sweeping, ancestral grounds of Biggin Hall, where accusations bubbled and tension boiled.

Jon’s grim discovery shatters Tor’s blissful illusion. By dawn, the village is reeling, the pub’s head chef’s fled, and the police, certain they’ve found their culprit, dismiss other leads. Excitable geek Jon, who loves a dollop of drama, and practical friend Wendy May, whose sharp mind and tongue agree something rotten is afoot, snap into action. Close allies, with a joust for justice, the unlikely couple forge Windy & Darling and plunge into a tangle of motives, misdirection, and long-buried grudges stretching from Honest Tor’s aged cobbles to an exclusive London hotel.

As Tor’s serene façade cracks and danger closes in, the sparring sleuths use nerve and guile to unravel the intricate, deadly puzzle their way. Each clue and revelation deepens the mystery and tightens the noose. Every credible suspect has something to hide. Can WinDarl find the fugitive and nab a killer before more bodies drop, maybe their own?

Clever, comical, and crafted with tortuous twists, Deadly Dough introduces an arresting new detective duo in a murder mystery where nothing’s as wholesome as it seems. In rustic paradise, answers prove tough, but who’ll get caught with blood on their hands?

Deadly Dough

A picture-postcard village.
A corpse in the cellar.
A twister for
two sparring sleuths.

Honest Tor: an English country jewel where nothing ever happens, until awkward, erratic Jon Windup smells murder when he finds the stinking-rich local lord dead as a doornail in the cellar of the Noose & Gibbet pub. The bizarre scene follows an intense summer baking class the night before in the sweeping, ancestral grounds of Biggin Hall, where accusations bubbled and tension boiled.

Jon’s grim discovery shatters Tor’s blissful illusion. By dawn, the village is reeling, the pub’s head chef’s fled, and the police, certain they’ve found their culprit, dismiss other leads. Excitable geek Jon, who loves a dollop of drama, and practical friend Wendy May, whose sharp mind and tongue agree something rotten is afoot, snap into action. Close allies, with a joust for justice, the unlikely couple forge Windy & Darling and plunge into a tangle of motives, misdirection, and long-buried grudges stretching from Honest Tor’s aged cobbles to an exclusive London hotel.

As Tor’s serene façade cracks and danger closes in, the sparring sleuths use nerve and guile to unravel the intricate, deadly puzzle their way. Each clue and revelation deepens the mystery and tightens the noose. Every credible suspect has something to hide. Can WinDarl find the fugitive and nab a killer before more bodies drop, maybe their own?

Clever, comical, and crafted with tortuous twists, Deadly Dough introduces an arresting new detective duo in a murder mystery where nothing’s as wholesome as it seems. In rustic paradise, answers prove tough, but who’ll get caught with blood on their hands?