Only, if she's not careful, Pepper's nosy ways might make her next on the killer's list. Convinced her reticent employee is innocent, Pepper takes it on herself to sniff out some clues. Tory seems to know why she's a suspect, but she refuses to do anything to curry favor with the cops. But when a panhandler named Doc shows up dead on the store's doorstep, a Seattle Spice Shop cup in his hand, the local gossip gets too hot for Pepper to handle-especially after the police arrest one of Pepper's staffers, Tory Finch, for murder. Her aromatic creations are the talk of the town, and everyone stops by for a cup of her refreshing spice tea, even other shopkeepers and Market regulars. After leaving a dicey marriage and losing a beloved job in a corporate crash, Pepper Reece has found a new zest for life running a busy spice and tea shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market.

After leaving a dicey marriage and losing a beloved job in a corporate crash, Pepper Reece has found a new zest for life running a busy spice and tea shop in Seattles Pike Place Market.

Only, if she's not careful, Pepper's nosy ways might make her next on the killer's list.Pepper Reece, owner of the Seattle Spice Shop, thinks she can handle any kind of salty customer-until a murderer ends up in the mix. Pepper Reece, owner of the Seattle Spice Shop, thinks she can handle any kind of salty customer-until a murderer ends up in the mix.

But when a panhandler named Doc shows up dead on the store's doorstep, a Seattle Spice Shop cup in his hand, the local gossip gets too hot for Pepper to handle-especially after the police arrest one of Pepper's staffers, Tory Finch, for murder. Leslie Budewitz Assault And Pepper (A Spice Shop Mystery) Paperback Large Print, Jby Leslie Budewitz (Author) 828 ratings Book 1 of 5: A Spice Shop Mystery See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 25.99 4 Used from 25.99 2 New from 25. Buy Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over 25. Seattle Spice Shop owner Pepper Reece probes murder while juggling a troubled employee, her mothers house hunt, and a fisherman whos set his hook for her. The Agatha Award-winning author of 'Crime Rib' is proud to introduce Pepper Reece, the owner of the Seattle Spice Shop who thinks she can handle any kind of salty customer-until a murderer ends up in the mix.Īfter leaving a dicey marriage and losing a beloved job in a corporate crash, Pepper Reece has found a new zest for life running a busy spice and tea shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market.