In the latest Bread Shop mystery (the sixth in the series), set in a Northern California seaside town, Ivy Culpepper and her friends dig into the murder of the school-board president. The prime suspect, according to the police, is Miguel Bapista, Ivy's boyfriend. Ivy, a photographer and employee of Yeast of Eden bakery, is a perfect lead for a cozy series: engaging and kind but with a fierce streak of independence and an unshakable drive to find the truth. She's quite a charming lady, and Archer's books about her are charming, too--they're gently told stories with good, solid mysteries as their centerpieces. As in most cozies, the sense of real danger is muted, and there is an understanding on the part of the reader that everything will work out happily in the end. But it's the journey, not the destination, that makes this novel so much fun. Recommend to readers of Joanne Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson.