title: Take the Donut: A Kelly Clark Mystery Book Three (Volume 3)
author:  Annie Hansen 
description: Annie Hansen is a partner with Hansen Search Group, a staffing firm she co-founded with her husband and business partner, Brent Hansen. She was named the winner of the Helen McCloy Mystery Writers of America Scholarship for her submission of her first novel, <em>Give Me Chocolate</em>. Annie is the author of the Kelly Clark Mystery Series (<em>Give Me ChocolateBean in Love</em>) and can be reached through her website. She lives with her family in the western suburbs of Chicago.
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  > > _To the faithful NC morning donut crew!_
  
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  > > _“Don’t miss the donut by looking through the hole.”_
  
  > > —Author unknown
  
  **CONTENTS**
  
   _Title Page_
  
   _Dedication_
  
   _Map_
  
   _Epigraph_
  
   _Chapter 1_
  
   _Chapter 2_
  
   _Chapter 3_
  
   _Chapter 4_
  
   _Chapter 5_
  
   _Chapter 6_
  
   _Chapter 7_
  
   _Chapter 8_
  
   _Chapter 9_
  
   _Chapter 10_
  
   _Chapter 11_
  
   _Chapter 12_
  
   _Chapter 13_
  
   _Chapter 14_
  
   _Chapter 15_
  
   _Chapter 16_
  
   _Chapter 17_
  
   _Chapter 18_
  
   _Teaser_
  
   _St. Martin’s Paperbacks Titles by Jessica Beck_
  
   _Praise for the Donut Shop Mysteries by Jessica Beck_
  
   _Copyright_
  
  **CHAPTER 1**
  
  The day Emily Hargraves disappeared after visiting my donut shop, I had no
  idea that it would be the beginning of a series of seemingly unrelated events
  that would ultimately lead to the death of one of my dearest friends.
  
  To be honest, I didn’t think much about my encounter with Emily at the time.
  As the owner 