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Author
Series
Mystery with recipes volume 14
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Susie Katz, the crazy cat lady of Longely, New York, is stabbed in the back during an extravagant wedding ceremony for her two Russian blues, caterers and sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons must paw through the clues to catch a killer.
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Series
Language
English
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The Fourth of July is one of the hottest on record and even the breeze off Penobscot Bay can't seem to cool things down for Faith Fairchild and the rest of the folks on Sanpere Island. After the celebrations are over, Faith discovers a body in the woods near the Birches, an early twentieth century cottage. The body is identified as the Birches' housekeeper. The death is only one of the dramatic events upending the historic house.
Author
Series
Mystery with recipes volume 4
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
64) Egg drop dead
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"It was supposed to be a fancy, intimate dinner party by the pool. Instead, Lana Lee's first-ever catering event turns into full-course madness when a domestic worker is found dead. Is the party's host Donna Feng, the sweet-and-sour owner of the Asia Village shopping plaza where Ho-Lee is situated, somehow to blame? That's what Lana--whose plate is already plenty full with running the restaurant, pleasing her often-disapproving mother, and fretting...
67) Cold turkey
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Series
Publisher
Severn House, an imprint of Canongate Books Ltd
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Literary caterer Tish Tarragon is looking forward to opening the new Cookin' the Books cafe the day after Thanksgiving, but before then she has the small matter of catering for the Thirty-First Annual Colonial Springs Turkey Trot, a highlight in the Hobson Glen calendar. With her food stall ready to go, Tish, the spectators and participating 'trotters' are eagerly awaiting the starter's pistol when they are confronted with the sound of rifle shots...
Author
Series
Goldy Bear mysteries volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Determined to take control of her life, Goldy Bear moves her catering business and her son to ritzy Aspen Meadows Country Club. Just as she's beginning to think she's got it made--catering decadent dinners and being wooed by both a handsome shrink and a rugged cop--the sightly doctor inexplicably drives his BMW into an oncoming bus. Godly is convinced the doctor's death was no accident.
70) The main corpse
Author
Series
Goldy Bear mysteries volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Goldy looks forward to whipping up a sumptuous dinner for two wealthy clients, but when one of the men disappears, and her best friend is accused of murder, Goldy must find out who has turned the feast into a fiasco.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Marygene Brown always figured she'd marry her childhood sweetheart, Alex Myers, not cater his wedding. But the Peach Diner could use the exposure. Most of the island is showing up - although more for the role-playing murder game at the reception than for the widely loathed bridezilla, Lucy Carmichael. Marygene may have to smile through the festivities, but Mama doesn't have to hold her peace - especially since only Marygene can hear her mother's ghost....
Author
Series
Mystery with recipes volume 16
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When a loyal member of their mystery book club is found murdered after failing to appear at a monthly gathering, sisters Bernie and Libby uncover the victim's shady dealings and knowledge of scandalous community secrets.
74) The last suppers
Author
Series
Goldy Bear mysteries volume 4
Language
English
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Description
Caterer Goldy Bear's wedding day becomes a nightmare when her groom, homicide detective Tom Schulz, calls her from a murder scene and then vanishes.
75) Killer pancake
Author
Series
Goldy Bear mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
76) Donut disturb
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Love is in bloom in Ashland, Oregon. The Shakespearean hamlet is bursting with fresh spring energy. Fragrant lilacs and the sweet aroma of vanilla cake fill the air as everyone in town gathers at Lithia Park for the celebration of the year--Thomas and Kerry's wedding. It's a picture perfect day. Guests gather on picnic blankets in front of the bandshell to watch Kerry walk down the aisle and wed Ashland's favorite detective in training, Thomas....
Author
Series
Mystery with recipes volume 15
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons are reunited with a distant relative who wants them to cater a New Year's Eve event - and help find a guilty party... It's been years since Bernie and Libby's parents became estranged from Ada Sinclair's side of the family - though the reasons for the rift are lost to history. The sisters, however, are intrigued when Ada makes contact. She tells them about the long-ago deaths of her father and his business partner,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Literary caterer Letitia 'Tish' Tarragon fights to save her reputation and catch a killer when a murder occurs during a fundraising dinner for the local library. Letitia 'Tish' Tarragon has just moved to Hobson Glen and opened a new restaurant and catering business, Cookin' the Books Cafe. So when her new landlord, Schulyer Thompson, recommends her to Binnie Broderick, the executive director of the local library, Tish is delighted. Binnie needs a...
Author
Series
Mystery with recipes volume 17
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"At A Little Taste of Heaven, Bernie and Libby Simmons cater all sorts of affairs, from book clubs to bridal showers and everything in between. So when their counterman, Googie, asks them to cater a doggie wedding for his girlfriend Jenni's eight-month-old golden retrievers, they jump on the opportunity. The reception, which will also serve as a grand opening for Jennie's new doggie daycare center, is no small affair. Bertha and Ernie--the bride and...
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
While celebrating their anniversary in Italy, amateur sleuth/caterer Faith Fairchild and her husband, the Reverend Tom Fairchild, find murder on the itinerary when a new acquaintance is killed in the Eternal City and someone tries to sabotage her former assistant's new cooking school in Florence.
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