Hello Bookfluencers,
We are thrilled to present for your consideration Mayhem on the Marzipan Express by award-winning and bestselling author Rebecca Connolly.
This cozy culinary mystery features amateur sleuth Claire Walker, who is bound for Scotland by train when she discovers a body and is launched into an investigation. While this is the second novel in the popular Claire Walker Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone story.
Perfect for fans who enjoy cozy contemporary mysteries, similar to those by Ellery Adams and Roseanna White.
If this sounds like your cup of tea, then read on for more details about the book and the campaign.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
A romantic getaway through the Scottish Highlands turns deadly when a passenger on the train is murdered—and a famous chef is the prime suspect.
Amateur baker and part-time sleuth Claire Walker may not have won Britain’s Battle of the Bakers cooking competition, but she still went home with a grand prize: Jonathan Ainsley’s heart. The happy couple boards the famed Scottish train, the Mallaig Steam Express—temporarily renamed “The Marzipan Express” in honor of famed chef Alan Gables, who is hosting an exclusive culinary experience for his most devoted fans. Claire is delighted to serve as Alan’s sous chef for the trip, hoping to learn some baking tips from the master.
The trip has barely begun when the train screeches to a halt. The engine has malfunctioned and must be repaired. While Claire and Jonny explore the train, they discover a dead body in one of the dining cars. It appears to be an accident, but Claire can sense something is wrong as easily as she can sense an overbaked soufflé. When the clues all point to Alan as the culprit, Claire and Jonny decide to investigate on their own. Unfortunately, Alan doesn’t have an alibi, his assistant is oddly nervous around him, and a shadowy figure keeps appearing at all the wrong times. Could it be someone from Alan’s past trying to frame him? Or could Alan be trying to cover his tracks?
Claire had hoped for a delicious, romantic getaway, not to be investigating a mysterious death while stress-eating trifle in the kitchen car and trying not to be jealous of a magazine reporter flirting with Jonny. It’s mayhem in more ways than one.
PUBLISHER | AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | GOODREADS
AUTHOR BIO
Rebecca Connolly is the author of more than two dozen novels. She calls herself a Midwest girl, having lived in Ohio and Indiana. She’s always been a bookworm, and her grandma would send her books almost every month so she would never run out. Book Fairs were her carnival, and libraries are her happy place. She received a master’s degree from West Virginia University.
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CAMPAIGN DETAILS
- Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing
- Publication Date: January 6, 2026
- Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery, Contemporary Romance, Amateur Sleuth
- Instagram Book Tour: January 5–19, 2026
- Instagram Release Day Giveaway Book Blast: January 6–9, 2026
Additional information on the type of post and its requirements, the availability of complimentary books, your choice of dates, the selection process and notification, and terms of our agreement are included in the campaign application.
ARE YOU READY TO TRAVEL TO SCOTLAND BY TRAIN AND SOLVE A MYSTERY WITH CLAIRE WALKER?
If so, please apply before Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
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