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When Savvy Summers first opened Essie's soul food cafe, she never expected her customer-favourite sweet potato pie to become the centre of a murder investigation. But when Grandy Jaspers, the 75-year-old neighborhood womaniser, drops dead at table two, she suddenly has more to worry about than just maintaining Essie's reputation…

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1 author picked Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I’m a born-and-raised South Sider, so I adored this charming Chicago-set murder mystery. Just the right combination of sass, social observation, and cozy crime solving.

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