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The second book in the Italian Chef Mystery series
Six months after her husband Dylan's death, Tessa Esposito is prepping for the grand opening of her new Italian restaurant. But while Tessa is up to her elbows in sauce, a murder comes along to derail everything Tessa and her family have worked for in Harvest Park.
While Tessa breaks ground in the kitchen, Cousin Gabby has been trying to increase traffic at Once Upon a Book, her bookshop on Main Street. That's why she's thrilled when bestselling author, Preston Rigotta, agrees to a book signing, drawing a huge crowd for the local girl made big. The event is planned to a T, with Tessa catering a variety of sweet Italian treats for the occasion. But the signing soon takes a sour turn when Preston's publicist and Gabby's old Harvest Park High rival, Daphne, arrives and quickly comes to blows with Gabby in front of the crowded store. Things get even worse when Daphne's lifeless body is discovered the next morning, with stray biscotti right by her side...
Synopsis
It's time to serve some just desserts...
Six months after her husband's death, Tessa Esposito is hoping to drum up reservations for her restaurant's grand opening. And since a signing with bestselling author, Preston Rigotta, is sure to draw a crowd, Tessa agrees to cater her cousin's bookstore event--whipping up some of her famous Italian desserts. But the event soon takes a sour turn when Preston's publicist, an old high school rival, arrives and begins to whisk up their old grudges.
That night, a fight breaks out in front of the crowd, and it becomes clear there's bad blood in Harvest Park. And when the publicist is found dead on the bookstore floor the next morning, a stray cannolo at her side, Tessa knows who will be framed as the prime suspect.
To clear both her cousin's and her own name, Tessa must investigate the murder. But Preston's publicist has many secrets to hide, and in the end, the truth is bittersweet...
The second book in the Italian Chef Cozy Mystery series
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A delicious new title in a new series from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns Tessa's biscotti have always been killer, but never as deadly as in this addition to the Italian Chef mystery books
It's time to serve some just desserts...
- For fans of Joanne Fluke and Susan Furlong
- For readers of cozy mysteries and food mysteries
- Includes delicious recipes
Six months after her husband's death, Tessa Esposito is hoping to drum up reservations for her restaurant's grand opening. And since a signing with bestselling author, Preston Rigotta, is sure to draw a crowd, Tessa agrees to cater her cousin's bookstore event--whipping up some of her famous Italian desserts. But the event soon takes a sour turn when Preston's publicist, an old high school rival, arrives and begins to whisk up their old grudges.
That night, a fight breaks out in front of the crowd, and it becomes clear there's bad blood in Harvest Park. And when the publicist is found dead on the bookstore floor the next morning, a stray cannolo at her side, Tessa knows who will be framed as the prime suspect.
To clear both her cousin's and her own name, Tessa must investigate the murder. But Preston's publicist has many secrets to hide, and in the end, the truth is bittersweet...
The second book in the Italian Chef Cozy Mystery series As Italian Chef Tessa plays the role of a female detective in this murder mystery, she'll have to follow a string of clues before the case boils over.