Americanos, Apple Pies, and Art Thieves

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Fran is baking her family's famous apple pies for the caf . While pie fever spreads through Cape Bay, a world-famous artist holds a special art show in the town's modest museum in honor of his late mother, who grew up there.

Louis Cliffton's paintings are encrusted with valuable gems and gold. At the opening night, the centerpiece of the show is stolen. When Fran investigates the case, she receives threats, and someone follows her home and vandalizes her caf .

What kind of thief would do this? A crazy outsider-or someone from her very own town?

Includes two recipes