The Golden Spoon

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, no. 1 New York Times bestselling author

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, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here

A delicious concoction: two shakes Agatha Christie and a cup of The Great British Bakeoff

Kirkus

At last, a baking show with a murder; cleverly constructed so we not only wonder who is the murderer, but who will be the victim. A delightful bake

Christopher Moore

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, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

A fantastically fun mystery with a perfect setting. It's Knives Out meets Agatha Christie. I was delightfully surprised throughout

Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbours

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, USA Today bestselling author of Have You Seen Her

A delectable tour de force of baking and mayhem, Maxwell's debut mystery is one to savour

Library Journal

A delectably fun mystery

The Washington Post

An outstanding debut...Sweet and savoury turns deadly sour in this fast-paced, entertaining romp

Publishers Weekly

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, author of A Spoonful of Murder

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, bestselling author of Death and Fromage

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