A Deadly Paczek by Marta Kowal - Culinary Cozy Mystery - July 2026
Lena Mazur came to Miłosław for one reason: to settle her late grandmother's estate and get back to her real life.
Then she inherited a bakery she barely remembered, a recipe notebook full of secrets, and a dead man in the cellar.
Now the Polish-American pastry chef who thought she was only passing through is stuck in a town where everyone has an opinion, nobody tells the whole truth, and reopening the bakery may depend on proving she isn't mixed up in a murder.
Warm, witty, and food-centered, A Deadly Paczek is the first book in a cozy mystery series set in a small town in western Poland.
Triggers: murder, grief, family secrets, references to past illness and death. No graphic violence or explicit sexual content.
Publication date: July 1, 2026
The date I plan to send ARCs to my team: immediately after sign-up
The date I expect ARC readers to finish reading and submit reviews by: June 28, 2026
Language: English
Format: ebook (EPUB via BookFunnel)
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Availability: international