Kiss My Grits, It’s Murder (A Southern Culinary Mystery Book 1)

Name: Kiss My Grits, It’s Murder (A Southern Culinary Mystery Book 1)
Price: 2.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (125 reviews)
Author: Lucy Lemon

by Lucy Lemon

Contemporary Fiction Mystery Thriller

4.4 (125)

4.4 stars from 125 reviews

Published by Applebee PressPublished 2026-01-17

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Last checked: Apr 15, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love cosy mysteries with proper Southern flavour, where the setting feels like a character and gossip fuels the plot just as much as clues.
You enjoy tight friendships and group dynamics, especially when the friends are sharp-tongued and funny enough to make you laugh out loud.
You appreciate mysteries that don't take themselves too seriously but still deliver real tension and a satisfying reveal.

Maybe not for you if...

You want hard-boiled noir or gritty procedurals where violence is treated with gravity and realism.
You find cosy mysteries too gentle or predictable, or you're impatient with small-town settings and local colour.
You prefer standalone mysteries over series and don't want to commit to book one of a franchise.

About this book

In Magnolia Bluff, Georgia, waitress Nadine Peters is found dead beside a pot of buttered grits at Gracie's Diner. The sheriff rules it a tragic accident, but June disagrees—Nadine knew that kitchen intimately and wouldn't have simply slipped. With the Magnolia Food Festival approaching and rumors spreading through town, June and her friends from the Books & Biscuits Club begin investigating Magnolia Bluff's secrets. Through casseroles, gossip, and determination, they uncover clues suggesting something far more sinister than a kitchen mishap. In a small town where everyone knows everyone, the truth proves dangerous. This is the first book in the Southern Culinary Mystery series, featuring small-town settings, friendships, and a mystery to solve.

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Currently on sale at $2.99 — 25% off peak. Price has dropped 1 time over the last 6 months.

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Currently #6,563 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.4★ from 125 reviews

Gaining approximately 57 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has climbed from 4.3 to 4.4. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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