Bake Offed (A Five-Ingredient Mystery #8)

Synopsis

Managing a fitness club café and collaborating on recipes with her grandfather are Val Deniston&’s usual specialties, only she&’s about to set sail into another murder case—this time at a mystery lovers convention!When the Deadly Desserts bake-off lives up to its name, Val and Granddad turn up the heat on a killer . . . The Maryland Mystery Fan Fest sounds like exactly the fun getaway cafe manager Val Deniston and her grandfather could use. Granddad will even compete in a dessert competition in which contestants assume the roles of cooks to famous fictional sleuths. Playing Nero Wolfe&’s gourmet cook Fritz is an exciting challenge for Granddad. A restaurant manager is playing Lord Peter Wimsey&’s valet and cook Bunter. But Granddad is steamed to learn who will be playing Sherlock Holmes&’s landlady, Mrs. Hudson—his nemesis Cynthia Sweet, who he believes ripped off his five-ingredient theme from his column &“Codger Cook&” to use in her own recipe column. Apparently, he isn&’t the only one who has a beef with his not-so-sweet competitor. When she&’s found dead in her room with the teakettle whistling, it&’s up to Val and her grandfather to sort through the festival goers to find out who was most definitely not a fan of Cynthia Sweet . . . Includes delicious five-ingredient recipes!PRAISE FOR CRYPT SUZETTE&“Grandad is a hoot and his jobs as a food reviewer and part-time detective provide endless possibilities for fun and murder . . . Charming.&”—Kirkus Reviews

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781496734587

Related ISBNs:

9781496734570

Publisher:

Kensington Books

Date of Addition:

03/01/23

Copyrighted By:

Mary Ann Corrigan

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Cooking, Food and Wine, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.