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The Golden Spoon

A cosy murder mystery that brings Great British Bake-off to Agatha Christie!

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The Golden Spoon

By: Jessa Maxwell
Narrated by: Andrea Emmes, Andy Garcia-Ruse, Graham Halstead, Kitty Hendrix, Kamran Khan, André Santana, Emily Tremaine, Jackie Sanders
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Six contestants. The nation's favourite baking show. And a prize worth killing for...

'This delicious combination of Clue and The Great British Bake Off kept me turning the pages all night!' JANET EVANOVICH, no. 1 New York Times bestselling author
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For six amateur bakers, competing in Bake Week is a dream come true.

When they arrive at Grafton Manor to compete, they're ready to do whatever it takes to win the ultimate prize: The Golden Spoon.

But for the show's famous host, Betsy Martin, Bake Week is more than just a competition. Grafton Manor is her family's home and legacy - and Bake Week is her life's work. It's imperative that both continue to succeed.

But as the competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, it's small acts of sabotage. Someone switching sugar for salt. A hob turned far too high.

But when a body is discovered, it's clear that for someone in the competition, The Golden Spoon is a prize worth killing for...
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Praise for The Golden Spoon

'Clever, atmospheric and so creepy' ANDREA BARTZ
'As addictive as bingeing your favourite culinary competition and as a piece of your favourite piece of cake' KELLYE GARRETT
'Jessa Maxwell's debut is a deliciously entertaining whodunit-charming characters, baking mishaps, and a mouthwatering murder mystery. Readers and baking enthusiasts will savor every bite of The Golden Spoon' SARAH PENNER

©2023 Jessa Maxwell (P)2023 Penguin Audio

 Cosy Crime Thrillers Culinary Adventures Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction
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Critic Reviews

Knives Out meets The Great British Bake Off. Jessa Maxwell has whisked up a perfectly layered mystery, easily deserving of a hearty Hollywood Handshake (Tom Hindle)
I loved it. The Great British Bake Off meets And Then There Were None. As a story it has the perfect ingredients - secrets, ambitions, jealousies, redemptions - blended to perfection, with a murder so strong and compelling it was the cherry on the cake. Like any good recipe each character was sharp and distinctive, bringing a flavour all of their own (J.M. Hall)
Any successful attempt at baking needs the right ingredients, precise timing and talent. The Golden Spoon has all that in ladles full. Great characters, a great plot, and like a spoon above a dessert, very difficult to put down (Ian Moore)
A delectably fun mystery
Two things I love are great food and a great mystery - and The Golden Spoon has both. This delicious combination of Clue and The Great British Bakeoff kept me turning the pages all night! (Janet Evanovich)
A delicious concoction: two shakes Agatha Christie and a cup of The Great British Bakeoff
Clever, atmospheric and creepy, with a spooky mansion, the kind of quirky, reality-TV-ready ensemble you can't help but adore, and storylines as expertly interwoven as a blue-ribbon challah. I can't wait for whatever Maxwell bakes up next (Andrea Bartz)
A delicious confection - in this multi-character Clue meets The Great British Bakeoff everyone is suspicious, and the solution will surprise you. I ate it up (Catherine McKenzie)
Jessa Maxwell's debut is a deliciously entertaining whodunit - charming characters, baking mishaps, and a mouthwatering murder mystery. Readers and baking enthusiasts will savour every bit of The Golden Spoon (Sarah Penner)
A fantastically fun mystery with a perfect setting. It's Knives Out meets Agatha Christie. I was delightfully surprised throughout (Sarah Langan)
All stars
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Although the narrators are named, I keep thinking that the narration was done using AI, it is so unexpressive, monotonal and static. pretty obvious

weird narration

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The story premise has a lot of promise but fails to deliver - the characters lack depth and it feels like a great idea was put into AI software and this is the result. The narration is somewhat off with the narrators being very monotone.

Terrible Narration, Bland Story

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