Jmars Ink: Books

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Also available at Basecamp Books, 3918 Maizeland Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909, and

Hidden Gems, 5020 N Nevada Ave #120, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.

Ever-hungry food critic and amateur sleuth Murph Murphy rights culinary wrongs and serves criminals their just desserts in the Snack-Sized Mystery series, where Hallmark mysteries meet food TV. Each book in the bingeable series offers readers quick and satisfying dips into the cut-throat world of an inquisitive foodie.

Ride along with Murph and Irma as he seeks out perpetrators of crimes against food and man.

Smoked: A Snack-Sized Mystery (1)
by Jeff Schmoyer

What’s that lip-smacking smell coming from the smoker? Food blogger Murph Murphy may be sorry when he finds out. Why do so many of his restaurant reviews go sideways?

The fate of the Rusty Pig is in Murph's hands. But will a stalker put an end to him before he can solve the case, or get a decent plate of BBQ?

Includes Murph's sheetpan salmon recipe.

Cracked: A Snack-Sized Mystery (2)
by Jeff Schmoyer

Food blogger Murph Murphy has a bowlful of troubles—there's a fresh murder, Irma is in lockup, and that stalker knows where he lives.

Murph's shattering world endangers everyone around him. He could make a run for it, but can he leave the life he's built behind?

Includes Murph's chocolate cinnamon cookie recipe.

Tossed: A Snack-Sized Mystery Cruise (3)
by Jeff Schmoyer

Food blogger Murph Murphy is a fish out of water as a competition judge on a cruise ship filled with celebrity chefs, and at least one murderer.

He's sure the wrong person is in the brig but he's running out of time to prove it. Once the luxury liner docks in the UK, the real killer will slip away.

Includes Murph's deconstructed pesto omelet recipe.

Squashed: A Snack-Sized Mystery (4)
by Jeff Schmoyer

Where's Kimber? Does her cryptic message to food blogger Murph Murphy signal danger, or is she simply on holiday, as the local constables want to believe? Murph rushes to ensure his sometimes-assistant is safe. Will he be able to track her down in a land as foreign to him as Quebec City, or is it already too late?

Includes a buttery, sugary French dessert recipe.

Toasted: A Snack-Sized Mystery Wedding (5)
by Jeff Schmoyer

Food blogger Murph Murphy's past floods into his present like a tidal wave of sticky caramel he can't escape. Murph and weddings have never been a perfect pairing. A dead body, unexpected guests, and losing his closest ally don't improve his appetite for the lavish Florida destination wedding.

At least the beach will be nice, right?

Includes a quick and easy skillet dinner recipe.