Opening Night Murder: A Wickedly Clever Culinary Cozy Mystery
Book 1 in the A Perennial Sleuth Mystery series
About Opening Night Murder: A Wickedly Clever Culinary Cozy Mystery
Opening night. A feared critic. Three bites, then collapse.
Chef-owner Fiona Firth aims to survive The Perennial's first dinner service, not find a body at the pass. Early tests point to monkshood in her seven-herb blend, and the whispers harden fast: police name Fiona their prime suspect. She spots what others miss: a swapped spice jar, sticky residue on a tasting mug, a camera blind spot no one should reach.
Miso, her orange tabby, won't stop growling at the evidence everyone else ignores. A developer whose permits hinge on Fiona's failure. A rival chef with a public feud and a key to the kitchen.
A critic's long list of enemies who all wanted him silenced. The suspects stack up, and the lead detective wants Fiona to stand down.