Lilah would love to
have a full time catering business, but right now her catering
consists of making dishes for customers who want to pass the dishes
off as their own. One of her first customers, and the mother of her
boyfriend, Jay, Ellie loves to get dishes from Lilah and pass them
off as her creations. This time, she takes a rice pudding casserole
to Marcus Cantwell’s 65th birthday party.
All is going well.
Marcus and the children love the pudding until Marcus slumps over,
face first in the remains of the pudding. Fearing that she may be
suspected of murder, Lilah decides to unravel the murder. There are
plenty of suspects. Marcus was married three times and has five
children. Distributing the money via his will provides a reason for
any of the beneficiaries to commit murder.
The author does a
good job of making the suspects and their motivations real. I had
suspicions about the murderer, but it took until the end to see the
whole picture. One of the delightful benefits of this book is the
plethora of delicious dishes Lilah concocts. It will make you hungry
just reading about them.
Romance is in the
air. Lilah and Jay are going over a rough patch and with three
ex-wives people wonder about Marcus’ relationship with Ellie.
I enjoyed this cozy
mystery. If you like murder mixed with delicious food and a helping
of romance, you’ll love this book.
I received this book
from Berkley Publishing
Group for this review.
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