Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth, throws a housewarming cocktail party in her new apartment and has cooked all the food by herself--quite a feat for someone who previously couldn't boil water. Then one of her guests is poisoned and dies. Tricia is left to wonder if her cooking is to blame or if there's something much more sinister at play. Either way, Tricia's once again in hot water with her ex-lover Chief Baker.
Meanwhile, the charming town of Stoneham is being disrupted by a vandalism crime wave. It's the hot topic in the race for Chamber of Commerce president, which sees Tricia pitted against two bitter rivals. With all that's going on, can she find the killer before she's the next item on the menu?
Mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles learns that nothing kills a good party like a murder in the latest entry in the New York Times bestselling Booktown Mysteries.
Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth, throws a housewarming cocktail party in her new apartment and has cooked all the food by herself-quite a feat for someone who previously couldn't boil water. Then one of her guests is poisoned and dies. Tricia's left to wonder if her cooking is to blame or if there's something much more sinister at play. Either way, Tricia's once again in hot water with her ex-lover, Chief Baker.
Meanwhile the charming town of Stoneham is being disrupted by a vandalism crime wave. It's the hot topic in the race for Chamber of Commerce president which sees Tricia pitted against two bitter rivals. With all that's going on can she find the killer before she's the next item on the menu?
Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth, throws a housewarming cocktail party in her new apartment and has cooked all the food by herself--quite a feat for someone who previously couldn't boil water. Then one of her guests is poisoned and dies. Tricia is left to wonder if her cooking is to blame or if there's something much more sinister at play. Either way, Tricia's once again in hot water with her ex-lover Chief Baker.
Meanwhile, the charming town of Stoneham is being disrupted by a vandalism crime wave. It's the hot topic in the race for Chamber of Commerce president, which sees Tricia pitted against two bitter rivals. With all that's going on, can she find the killer before she's the next item on the menu?
Mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles learns that nothing kills a good party like a murder in the latest entry in the New York Times bestselling Booktown Mysteries.
Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth, throws a housewarming cocktail party in her new apartment and has cooked all the food by herself-quite a feat for someone who previously couldn't boil water. Then one of her guests is poisoned and dies. Tricia's left to wonder if her cooking is to blame or if there's something much more sinister at play. Either way, Tricia's once again in hot water with her ex-lover, Chief Baker.
Meanwhile the charming town of Stoneham is being disrupted by a vandalism crime wave. It's the hot topic in the race for Chamber of Commerce president which sees Tricia pitted against two bitter rivals. With all that's going on can she find the killer before she's the next item on the menu?
Mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles learns that nothing kills a good party like a murder in the twelfth entry in the New York Times bestselling Booktown Mysteries, now in paperback.
Lorna Barrett is the New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown Mysteries, including A Just Clause and Title Wave.
Praise for the New York Times Bestselling Booktown
Mysteries
This cozy combines all the right ingredients: a nasty crime, shady
suspects, family squabbles, good cooking and lots of books!”—RT
Book Reviews
“Diverting entertainment…An engaging story line, an intrepid
heroine…Good for lovers of intrigue.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Lorna Barrett never fails to offer a suspenseful cozy
mystery…Entertaining, highly enjoyable.”—Cozy Mystery Book
Reviews
“Fans of Carolyn Hart and Denise Swanson, rejoice!…This first-rate
cozy artfully blends crime, cuisine, and even bookselling in a
cheerful, witty, well-plotted puzzler.”—Julia
Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author
of Through the Evil Days
“A mystery bookstore in a sleepy New England town, a cat named Miss
Marple, a nasty murder, and a determined
heroine…Delightful…Everything a cozy lover could want and more.
Bravo!”—Leann Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author
of The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim
“Lorna Barrett’s new cozy creation…has it all: wonderful old books,
quirky characters, a clever mystery, and a cat named Miss
Marple!”—Roberta Isleib, author of Asking for Murder
“[A] delightful, and often funny, mystery series about a town that
lives and dies by the love of books.”—Kings River Life Magazine
“Tightly plotted and paced to keep you turning the pages, this
series is indeed getting better with each book.”—Gumshoe Review
“Charming…An engaging whodunit.”—Publishers Weekly
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