The Catering mystery series
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a delectably deadly new novel of savory dishes and unsavory deeds, as caterer turned sleuth Goldy Schulz must find the missing ingredient to a killer concoction of high fashion, low-life, and murder. An unscrupulous new rival has pushed Goldyâs beloved catering business to the brink of collapse. An even more unscrupulous local contractor has left her precious kitchen in a shambles. Yet Goldy has joined forces with her old mentor, French chef AndrĂ© Hibbard, to cater a fashion photo shoot at a turn-of-the-century mountain cabin. There, in a hopelessly outdated kitchen, Goldy and AndrĂ© struggle to create warming Modelsâ Mushroom Soup, Savory Florentine Cheesecakes, and a luscious spread for a vain and vacuous crowd whose personal dramas climax when a camera is pitched through a plateglass windowâŠinto the buffet. Things go from bad to worse when the infamous building contractor, Gerald Eliot, is found strung up in the house of one of Goldyâs best friends. Goldy is certain that her friend isnât a killerâeven if he had every motive for murder. After all, how many others would have cheerfully strangled unethical Mr. Eliot? Now Goldy readies for a society tasting party that could make or break her career. As she prepares Big Bucks Bread Pudding, AndrĂ©âs Coq au Vin, and Jailbreak Potatoes, Goldy faces the shock of a second murder closer to home. Suddenly she must find the ingredients of a mystery that includes the dead contractorâs unwholesome past, a food saboteur, the theft of four historical cookbooks, and an overzealous D.A. who has suspended Goldyâs husband Tom from the force. What she comes up with is the perfect recipe for murder. And Goldy may be the next one on the menu!