Diane Mott Davidson’s New York Times bestselling novels are gourmet fare for mystery lovers. Recipes for such delicacies as 911 Chocolate Emergency Cookies and Damson-in-Distress Plum Tart make Sticks Scones especially delightful.

Catering Elizabethan fare to Aspen Meadow’s elite at an authentic castle brought from England is a dream come true for Goldy. But the day of the luncheon, Goldy is rudely awakened by a shotgun blast through her living room

window. As the day goes on, she finds a murder victim floating in a stream on castle property, watches someone close to her get shot, and begins to see the ghost that haunts the castle. Instead of a welcome opportunity, this job has

suddenly become a waking nightmare.