Apparently the cooking/herb theme for murder mysteries is a booming business. The latest that I read is by a woman of Amish descent, Tamar Myers. Though in my opinion not in the league of the Chyna Bayles or Hanna Swensen Custard’s Last Stand 
This is the third and BEST of author Rosemary Harris’ 
Sometimes when you shop for books in the bargain section of HalfPrice Books the selection may be a little old though the quality can still be there. Harlan Coben
While Deal Breaker 
As a person who likes working in my yard, digging around and striking something is not unusual in that my “soil” beneath the one inch of topsoil is rocks mixed with clay. My dull thunk when I dig is a piece of rock. Paula Holliday, a professional Gardener, heard the familiar dull sound, but when she dug around she became embroiled in a 30 year old murder mystery. Pushing Up Daisies
I read a book many years ago by Bill Bryson where he detailed a trip hiking a portion of the Appalachian Trail. One thing that stuck with me was that sometimes hikers happen to find “trail magic” or some unexpected treat. I’d like to coin a new phrase “discount book magic.” I have had to fortune to find some pretty interesting books for as little as a dollar. The Alienist’s
Joanne Fluke’s
I am catching up on the Hannah Swensen murder mysteries and in the latest, Hannah Swensen discovers the dead body of a long-lost relative of her business partner. Gus took off when he was very young only to return decades later. Gus had a lot of enemies and when he found himself stabbed in the heart, a lot of past grievances are revealed including a unique tattoo that many of the women of the town knew about.
Released earlier this week, Vanished
This is a mystery/suspense novel that begins when a husband and wife are attacked. The wife is hurt badly and survives, but the husband disappears, hence the name; Vanished. The husband’s brother works for a private investigative firm and becomes involved in the search. The cast includes, ex-military, government contractors, ex-torturers (yes he included references to torture at Guantanamo and Abu Gharib), a secretive wife, a mistress, and a troubled teenager.
The sixteenth in the China Bayles series, Nightshade
Nightshade is still an interesting book, however, if you have not read any of the others in the mystery series, read one of those first.
