A bowl of chowder is a Maine food writerâs last meal in this âdelicious and satisfyingâ mystery (Carolyn Hart, New York Times-bestselling author of the Death on Demand series).
Single mom Hayley Powell is barely keeping her leaking roof over her head in Bar Harbor, Maine, when her boss at the Island Times gives her a new assignmentâtaking over the paperâs food column. Hayleyâs not sure she has the chopsâsheâs an office manager, not a writer, even if her friends clamor for her mouth-watering potluck dishes. But the extra income is tempting, and Hayleyâs chatty first column is suddenly on everyone's menuâwith one exception.
When rival food writer Karen Appelbaum is found dead facedown in a bowl of Hayleyâs creamy clam chowder, all signs point to Hayley. To clear her name, sheâll have to enlist some help, including her BFFs, a perpetually pregnant lobster woman, and a glamorous real estate agent. As she whips up a list of suspects, Hayley discovers a juicy secret about the victimâand finds herself in a dangerous mix with a cold-blooded killer.
Includes seven delectable recipes from Hayleyâs kitchen!
âWhat a delicious debut mystery!â âLaura Levine, author of Death of a Gigolo
âI ate up in one sitting.â âIsis Crawford, author of A Catered Book Club Murder
âSleuth Hayley Powell slides down as easily as one of her Lemon Drop Martinis (recipe included) and readers will be calling for a second round from author Lee Hollis.â âLeslie Meier, New York Times-bestselling author of Christmas Card Murder
A bowl of chowder is a Maine food writerâs last meal in this âdelicious and satisfyingâ mystery (Carolyn Hart, New York Times-bestselling author of the Death on Demand series).
Single mom Hayley Powell is barely keeping her leaking roof over her head in Bar Harbor, Maine, when her boss at the Island Times gives her a new assignmentâtaking over the paperâs food column. Hayleyâs not sure she has the chopsâsheâs an office manager, not a writer, even if her friends clamor for her mouth-watering potluck dishes. But the extra income is tempting, and Hayleyâs chatty first column is suddenly on everyone's menuâwith one exception.
When rival food writer Karen Appelbaum is found dead facedown in a bowl of Hayleyâs creamy clam chowder, all signs point to Hayley. To clear her name, sheâll have to enlist some help, including her BFFs, a perpetually pregnant lobster woman, and a glamorous real estate agent. As she whips up a list of suspects, Hayley discovers a juicy secret about the victimâand finds herself in a dangerous mix with a cold-blooded killer.
Includes seven delectable recipes from Hayleyâs kitchen!
âWhat a delicious debut mystery!â âLaura Levine, author of Death of a Gigolo
âI ate up in one sitting.â âIsis Crawford, author of A Catered Book Club Murder
âSleuth Hayley Powell slides down as easily as one of her Lemon Drop Martinis (recipe included) and readers will be calling for a second round from author Lee Hollis.â âLeslie Meier, New York Times-bestselling author of Christmas Card Murder