title: The Pumpkin Muffin Murder (Fresh-Baked Mystery)
author:  Livia J. Washburn 
description: <b>Livia J. Washburn</b>is the national bestselling author of the Fresh-Baked Mysteries and has been a professional writer for more than 20 years. She received the Private Eye Writers of America Award and the American Mystery Award for her first mystery,<i>Wild Night</i>, written under the name L. J. Washburn, and she was nominated for a Spur Award by the Western Writers of America for a novel written with her husband, James Reasoner. She lives with her husband in a small Texas town where she is constantly experimenting with new recipes.
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  MORE PRAISE FOR
  
  
  THE FRESH-BAKED MYSTERIES
  
  
  “Washburn has a refreshing way with words and knows how to tell an exciting
  story.”
  
  
  — _Midwest Book Review_
  
  
  “Delightful, [with a] realistic small-town vibe [and a] vibrant narrative . .
  . _A Peach of a Murder_ runs the full range of emotions, so be prepared to
  laugh and cry with this one!”
  
  
  —The Romance Readers Connection
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Other Fresh-Baked Mysteries by Livia J. Washburn
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![6214.jpg](../image/6214.jpg)
  
  
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  _The Pumpkin Muffin Murder_
  
  
  _Killer Crab Cakes_
  
  
  _The Christmas Cookie Killer_
  
  
  _Murder by the Slice_
  
  
  _A Peach of a Murder_
  
  
  _The Gingerbread Bump-off_
  
  
  _Wedding Cake Killer_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Fatal
  
  
  Funnel Cake
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _A Fresh-Baked Mystery_
  
  
  ![6190.jpg](../image/6190.jpg)
  
  
  LIVIA J. WASHBURN
  
  
  ![6181.jpg](../image/6181.jpg)
  
  
  AN OBSIDIAN MYSTERY
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  OBSIDIAN
  
  
  Published by the Penguin Group
  
  
  Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 375 Hudson Street,
  
  
  New York, New York 10014
  
  
  
  
  
  