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It's an old adage that too many cooks spoil the broth. But when a tour of the White House kitchen by a group of foreign chefs ends in murder, it's Olivia Paras who finds herself in the soup ... Due to a government sequester, entertaining at the White House has been severely curtailed. So executive chef Olivia Paras is delighted to hear that plans are still on to welcome a presidential candidate from the country of Saardisca - the first woman to run for office - and four of that nation's top chefs.But while leading the chefs on a kitchen tour, pastry chef Marcel passes out suddenly - and later claims he was drugged. When one of the visiting chefs collapses and dies, it's clear someone has infiltrated the White House with ill intent. Could it be an anti-Saardiscan zealot? Is the candidate a target? Are the foreign chefs keeping more than their recipes a secret? Once again, Olivia must make sleuthing the special of the day .
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Julie Hyzy is a New York Times bestselling and Anthony Award-winning author. Her novels include the standalone techno-thriller, VIRTUAL SABOTAGE (October 23, 2018; Calexia Press) , the White House Chef mystery series, the Manor of Murder mystery series and the Alex St. James mystery series. A Chicago native and graduate of Loyola University, she lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband. COMING OCTOBER, 2018Virtual SabotageMANOR HOUSE MYSTERIESGrace Under PressureGrace InterruptedGrace Among ThievesGrace Takes OffGrace Against The ClockGrace Cries UncleGrace Sees RedGrace to the FinishWHITE HOUSE CHEF MYSTERIESState of the OnionHail to the ChefEggsecutive OrdersBuffalo West WingAffairs of SteakFonduing FathersHome of the BraisedAll the President's MenusForeign EclairsShort story, "White Rabbit" in MANHATTAN MAYHEM, Mystery Writers of America's 70th Anniversary anthology, edited by Mary Higgins Clark (June, 2015) Originally published in hardcover books now available on KINDLE:Artistic License (standalone romantic suspense) Deadly Blessings (first in Alex St. James series) Deadly Interest (second in Alex St. James series) Also on KINDLEPlaying with Matches (decidedly *not* cozy) Made for Murder (short stories) Writing Dialogue
