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Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ava Collette is punishing herself for an unspeakable tragedy. So she flees Boston and rents an old home named Brodie's Watch on a remote coastal peninsula of Maine, hoping to work on a cookbook inspired by New England cuisine. She immediately feels at peace in the isolated house, until she starts to hear strange noises.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chef Lou Johnson works tirelessly to build her beloved yet struggling restaurant, Luella's, into a success. She cheerfully balances business, friends, and fiance...until fate intervenes. She's just baked her fiance a rich, delectable coconut cake, but when she drops by his apartment with the birthday surprise, she discovers him in the buff--with an intern. Sardonic British transplant Al writes pseudonymous, scathing...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This novel, written in the form of a memoir, follows the members of a search committee as they seek a new pastor for their church congregation. The narrator is a restaurant-review writer; meals at local restaurants and in committee members' homes occur in the course of the story. Recipes for twenty-five of the dishes are included"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bar Harbor, Maine, is quieter in the off-season, but the population has just increased a bit with the arrival of Ted and Trudy Lancaster. Ted's taking over for a retiring minister, and Trudy runs a food truck called Wicked 'Wiches. When she stops in at the Island Times office to place an ad, Hayley happily devours the sample sub Trudy offers -- and the two become fast friends. When Trudy tragically dies in her truck while catering a Halloween party,...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of the classic 84, Charing Cross Road and Meet Me at the Museum, this witty and tender novel follows two women in 1960s America as they discover that food really does connect us all, and that friendship and laughter are the best medicine"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"For food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell, becoming a local culinary celebrity opens lots of doors. Unfortunately, one leads straight to cold-blooded murder... Includes seven delectable recipes"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"While on their honeymoon in Scotland, Key Zest food critic Hayley Snow and police detective Nathan Bransford investigate when a man falls from the famous Falkirk Wheel, in the eleventh novel of the series following The Key Lime Crime"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Food and drink writer and single mom Hayley Powell figures it's up to her to save country music superstar Wade Springer's reputation after Wade's tour bus is burned and a roadie named Mickey Pritchett is found in the remains--shot, and with one of Hayley's trademark chicken legs stuffed in his mouth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When she stumbles over the lifeless body of the town's Santa Claus, professional foodie Samantha Barnes finds her plans for Christmas Eve getting complicated as she contends with her guests while trying to nab a killer.
Author
Series
Hayley Powell food & cocktail mysteries volume 14
Hayley Powell food and cocktail mysteries volume 14
Hayley Powell food and cocktails mystery volume 14
Hayley Powell food and cocktail mysteries volume 14
Hayley Powell food and cocktails mystery volume 14
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Chef Romeo, who just opened up a new restaurant in town, dies from complications after having a heart attack, Hayley Powell, whose hospitalized brother swears it was murder, must find the person who had no reservations about killing the chef.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Parker Valentine has always dreamed of opening her own winery in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. But she gets more than she bargained for when a food and wine critic unexpectedly shows up at Vino Valentine on opening day. A negative review could be fatal for her business, and not only does he seem to hate her chardonnay, he also collapses and dies shortly after drinking it.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Hayley's idol, cookbook author and TV personality Penelope Janice, invites her to participate in a Fourth of July celebrity cook-off at her seaside estate in Seal Harbor, Maine, Hayley couldn't be more flattered. She just hopes she can measure up. With a who's who of famous chefs whipping up their signature dishes, this holiday weekend has all the ingredients for a once-in-a-lifetime culinary experience.
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Food critic and blogger Tiffany Austin's Pizza Bake-Off has the whole small town of Branson, Georgia excited. But then Tiffany discovers the body of one of the celebrity judges backstage . . . With suspects abounding, Tiffany investigates, only to discover that revenge is indeed a dish best served cold!"--
Author
Publisher
Amara, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Rashida Howard has never been a one-night-stand kind of woman, but she has good reason for making an exception with Elliott after meeting him in a bar ... Elliott Quinn is a workaholic. The one night he decides to break his routine, he has an encounter with the woman of his dreams. But no matter how amazing they are together, work will always come first. Both of their lives get turned upside down when they find themselves on opposite sides of an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Office Christmas parties can sometimes mean career suicide--but they rarely lead to murder. Hayley thought Garth Rawlings would be the perfect caterer for this year's bash, but when the gourmet sees her budget, he goes galloping. Unfortunately, his run is short-lived. Garth is found dead on the floor of his kitchen with his delectable creations burning in the oven. Faced with a spread of suspects, Hayley is determined to discover who would want to...
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