This fifth book in the Corinna Chapman Mystery series is every bit as good an escape as any of her others. Corinna Chapman is a baker in her second career, after having left her career as an accountant as well as her spouse. She's a size 20 woman, who is finally being appreciated for who she is. Now she runs a bakery and shop in a colorful (and slightly seedy) area of Melbourne, Australia.
Her lover, Daniel, has taken a job in which he is to locate Brigid, a the 16-year-old girl who has supposedly broken out of a third story suite in her parents' mansion, while quite pregnant. Also missing is the gardener's son, Manny. Brigid's parents are out for vengeance. As the search continues, Brigid's parents appear more and more culpable.
Meanwhile (there is always a "meanwhile,") Christmas is around the corner, and in Australia, that means it's HOT, and the carolers are out in force, in addition to a group called the "freegans."
The characters are fun, often rather eccentric, and as they come into the series, they often stay and become people who feel like they're our neighbors as well. One of the newest characters in this book is a donkey named Serena, who turns out to be of great service when Brigid goes into labor. A nice story, with a few weird twists, which keeps the reader wondering.
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