Deadly Southern Charm (Cozy Mystery Anthology)
Cozy Mystery
Wildside Press (March 27, 2019)
Paperback: 173 pages

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“Deadly Devonshire” by Samantha McGraw

When one of her best customers dies while having lunch in her tea shop and the police can’t get to the crime scene, Tess Adams must determine who poisoned the Devonshire cream and catch the killer on her own.

Enjoy this recipe for blueberry scones and faux Devonshire cream while reading Deadly Southern Charm.

SCRUMPTIOUS BLUEBERRY SCONES

3 Cups All-Purpose Flour

1 Cup Sugar

1 Tbsp Baking Powder

1 Lemon, zested

1 1/2 Sticks Cold, Salted Butter, cut into pea size pieces

1 1/2 Cups Fresh Blueberries

1/2 Cup Heavy Cream

1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Turbinado sugar (optional)

Devonshire Cream (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lay parchment paper on cookie sheet.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and lemon zest. Add in butter; knead and rub with your fingers until combined with dry ingredients and become coarse and crumb-like. Gently stir in blueberries. Add in heavy cream and vanilla, stir to combine.

Option 1 – scoop dough and form into dough balls, place on prepared cookie sheet 2″ apart. Makes 12-14 scones.

Option 2 – form dough into 1 large round disc, cut into 6 wedges and place on prepared cookie sheet 2″ apart. Makes 6 scones.

Sprinkle with Turbinado sugar and bake for 15-18 minutes until lightly golden. Cool and serve with Devonshire cream.

DEVONSHIRE CREAM

3 Oz. Cream Cheese, softened

1 Tbsp Sugar

Pinch of Salt

1 Cup Heavy Cream

Cream together cream cheese, sugar, and salt. Beat in heavy cream until soft peaks form.

About the Author

Samantha McGraw is a freelance writer with a love of mysteries and tea. You can find her blogging about both at Tea Cottage Mysteries. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime – Central VA Chapter.

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The Rest of the Authors

Frances Aylor, CFA combines her investing experience and love of travel in her financial thrillers. MONEY GRAB is the first in the series.  Website

Mollie Cox Bryan is the author of cookbooks, articles, essays, poetry, and fiction.  An Agatha Award nominee, she lives in Central Virginia.  Website

Lynn Cahoon is the NYT and USA Today author of the best-selling Tourist Trap, Cat Latimer and Farm-to-Fork mystery series. Website

A. Chalkley is a native Virginian. She is a writer, retired public safety communications officer, and a member of Sisters in Crime.

Stacie Giles lived many places before settling in Virginia where she is returning to ancestral Southern roots, including a grandfather who was a Memphis policeman.

Barb Goffman has won the Agatha, Macavity, and Silver Falchion awards for her short stories, and is a two-time finalist for US crime-writing awards.Website

Libby Hall is a communication analyst with a consulting firm in Richmond, Virginia.  She is also a blogger, freelance writer, wife, and mother of two.

Bradley Harper is a retired Army pathologist.  Library Journal named his debut novel, A KNIFE IN THE FOG, Debut of the Month for October 2018.  Website

Sherry Harris is the Agatha Award-nominated author of the Sarah Winston Garage Sale mystery series and is the president of Sisters in Crime.Website

Maggie King penned the Hazel Rose Book Group mysteries. Her short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries and 50 Shades of Cabernet anthologies. Website

Kristin Kisska is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime, and programs chair of the Sisters in Crime – Central Virginia chapter. Website

Samantha McGraw has a love of mysteries and afternoon tea. She lives in Richmond with her husband and blogs at Tea Cottage Mysteries.Website

K.L. Murphy is a freelance writer and the author of the Detective Cancini Mysteries.  She lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, four children, and two dogs. Website

Genilee Swope Parente has written the romantic mystery The Fate Series with her mother F. Sharon Swope. The two also have several collections of short stories. Website

Deb Rolfe primarily writes mystery novels. This is her first published short story. She and her husband enjoy life in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Ronald Sterling is the author of six books and draws upon his colorful and varied life experience as a U.S. Airman, saloonkeeper, private detective, realtor, and New Jersey mayor.

S.A. Warwick, in the last century earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies. Ever since she has been trying to decipher the American enigma.

Heather Weidner is the author of the Delanie Fitzgerald Mysteries.  She has short stories in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 SHADES OF CABERNET and TO FETCH A THIEF.  She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and Jack Russell terriers.  Website

EDITORS

Mary Burton is a New York Times, USA Today and Kindle best-selling author.  She is currently working on her latest suspense. Website

Mary Miley is a historian and writer with 14 nonfiction books and 5 mystery novels to her credit. Website

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