About Caught on Camera
Caught on Camera: A Camera Club Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Vermont
Publisher : Level Best Books (September 24, 2024)
Print length : 307 pages
Digital ASIN : B0DGNDGPV4
Blue skies and wildflowers signal the start of summer in southern Vermont, and the Stonebridge Keep it Snappy Camera Club lenses are zoomed in on…murder.
It's been more than a year since the sudden death of her husband, and photographer Bobbie Brooks wants nothing more than to escape her grief. Fleeing her life in the city, she seeks a fresh start in the serenity of the Green Mountains. But Bobbie’s new beginning comes to a halt when she finds a member of her camera club dead beneath the village’s idyllic covered bridge. Tragic accident or something sinister? With a keen photographer’s eye, Bobbie suspects murder.
As if transitioning to small-town life wasn’t challenging enough, Bobbie’s missing scarf is found at the murder scene, making her the primary focus. Scorned by local gossips, she enlists the help of her camera club and shifts her lens from photographer to amateur sleuth. Using photos found on the victim’s camera, they waste no time setting out to catch the killer—and discover no shortage of suspects. Secrets, lies, and blackmail…Danger abounds as they close in on the killer.
Her camera holds the answers… But can she develop the clues in time to stop the killer?
Should you drive the back roads of Vermont in March, you’re sure to see smoke and steam rising above rustic wooden shacks. That’s the sign it’s maple time in Vermont. Be sure to roll your windows down. The crisp winter air is redolent with the smoky sweet scent of maple.
Like me, my main character, Bobbie Brooks, is a reluctant baker. But this pie recipe is one we can both manage—subtly sweet, creamy, a little bit gooey, and oh so easy to make. This pie is featured in the second book of the Camera Club Mysteries (to be published in September 2025), when Bobbie’s sister Alicia enters it into the Harvest Festival pie baking contest.
(Excerpt paraphrased from Masked Intentions, Book 2 of the Camera Club Mysteries)
“Good luck with the contest,” I said. “Your pie looks delicious.”
“Pfft,” Alicia said. “Pie baking isn’t really my thing. I only entered the contest to uphold the Crowley Farm tradition. You should stick around. It’s amusing to watch the old bitties duke it out. Competition is brutal.”
“I wish I could. But if you ever feel like baking another one, you know where to bring it.”
Alicia raised an eyebrow. “Or you could just make it yourself. This one is so easy; I’ll feel guilty if it wins a prize.”
Just in time for the holidays - Vermont Maple Pie
Ingredients:
1 - 9 inch unbaked pie shell (I used a pre-made crust. Feel free to make your own.)
1 1/2 Cups heavy cream
1/3 Cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 Cups pure Vermont maple syrup (DO NOT even think of using maple flavored corn syrup!!)
2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon black pepper (It sounds strange, but don’t skip it. The pie won’t taste like pepper. I promise…)
1/3 Cup finely chopped walnuts
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a heavy saucepan, whisk cream and flour together until smooth.
Add maple syrup, butter, and pepper.
Whisk over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until thickened. Do not allow mixture to boil.
Pour filling into prepared pie shell.
Sprinkle with chopped walnuts and bake for 20 - 30 minutes (until bubbling). The pie will not be “set.”
Cool on a wire rack, then cover and refrigerate until thoroughly cooled.
Serve with a dollop of whipped cream if desired.
Recipe adapted from VermontMaple.org
About Kara Lacey
Kara Lacey is the author of the Camera Club Mysteries. Along with her husband, she lives in a tiny village nestled in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont—the inspiration for her novels. Kara is a photography enthusiast who also enjoys hiking, skiing, and getting cozy with a good book. When she’s not at her laptop creating havoc for her characters, you can find her rambling through the forest with her husband and spirited Labrador retriever, camera in hand.
Kara is a member of Sisters in Crime, Sisters in Crime-New England, and Mystery Writers of America. She is also a co-Member at Large for Vermont SinC NE writers.
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