A Dash of Death (A Cocktails and Catering Mystery #1)

Synopsis

A Houston reporter-turned-mixologist mixes it up with murder in this series debut from Michelle Hillen Klump, superbly catering to fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Lee Hollis. Bad news for Samantha Warren: The plucky Houston, Texas, reporter lost her job and her fiancé in rapid succession. But Sam has a way of making lemonade out of the bitterest of lemons. At a meeting of the local historical-homes council, she serves up the homemade bitters that she made as gifts for her wedding party. She intends to use that as her &“in&” to become an in-demand party mixologist. But the party&’s over for one of the council members, who keels over dead soon after he sips the bereft bride&’s bitter brew.It turns out that the victim, Mark, was poisoned—his drink spiked with oleander. Since Sam mixed the drink that Mark imbibed right before his demise, she finds herself at the front of the suspect line. Now, she&’ll have to use all of her reporter&’s wisdom and wiles to clear her name. Who could have wanted Mark dead? His wife, Gabby? His girlfriend, Darcy? Someone who wanted his seat on the council? Or another citizen of this sweet Texas town that holds some seedy secrets? Job hunting, building her mixology business, and fending off late-night phone calls from her nearly betrothed don&’t leave much time for sleuthing. But if Sam can&’t &“pour&” over the clues to find the killer, it may soon be last call for her.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781643859385

Related ISBNs:

9781643859378

Publisher:

Crooked Lane Books

Date of Addition:

02/08/22

Copyrighted By:

Michelle Hillen Klump

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

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

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.