"Murder By The Slice"

"Murder By The Slice" is the second book in Livia J. Washburn's Fresh Baked mystery series.  Retired and widowed schoolteacher, Phylis Newsom, and her friends are roped into helping at an elementary school  fund-raising carnival.  What they didn't realize was that they'd have to work with Shannon Dunston, the president of the elementary school's parent-teacher organization.  She treats the committee members like they're her personal slaves dishing out orders but no praise.  When Shannon ends up dead at the carnival, there are plenty of suspects and Phyllis worries she might be one of them so sets out to find out who committed the murder with the help of one of her boarders, Sam.  She and Sam seem to be developing quite a rapport making me wonder whether romance might be in the air between them in future books in this series.  Washburn writes easy-to-read mysteries that include recipes so they're a good bet when I want a "light" mystery and a quick read.  pazt