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The Long Quiche Goodbye

Aames Avery - Wheeler Pub.
Format: Paperback

Winner of the 2010 Agatha Award for Best First Novel Welcome to the grand opening of Fromagerie Bessette. Or as it's more commonly known by the residents of small-town Providence, Ohio-the Cheese Shop. Proprietor Charlotte Bessette has prepared a delightful sampling of bold Cabot Clothbound...
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Thyme of Death

Susan Wittig Albert - Berkley
Format: Print book

China Bayles has it all - a prestigious Houston law practice, money, power - but it's not enough. She's smart, she's tough, she's confident, and she knows she wants something more out of life than the fast track offers. Something like the Thyme and Seasons herb shop in Pecan Springs, Texas....
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Glazed Murder: A Donut Shop Mystery

Jessica Beck - St. Martin's Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Meet Suzanne Hart, owner and operator of Donut Hearts coffee shop in April Springs, North Carolina. After her divorce from Max, an out-of-work actor she's dubbed "The Great Impersonator," Suzanne decided to pursue her one true passion in life: donuts. So she cashed in her settlement...
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A Sheetcake Named Desire

Jacklyn Brady - Berkley Prime Crime
Format: Print book

New Orleans pastry chef Rita Lucero is out to bake her way to the top. But when she finds her almost-ex-husband killed with a chef's knife in his back, she becomes suspect number one. Now it's up to her to find the real killer before she winds up as the next victim served.
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Death by Darjeeling

Laura Childs - Berkley
Format: Mass Market Paperback

When a man is poisoned by tea, Theo is the prime suspect. Now she has to prove her innocence and track down the real killer-before someone else takes their last sip. Just the right blend of cozy fun and clever plotting.
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On What Grounds

Cleo Coyle - Berkley
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Book #1 in New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse Mystery series..."The perfect cup of coffee is a mystifying thing. To many of my customers, the entire process seems like some sort of alchemy they dare not try at home...." Ten years ago, Clare Cosi...
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A Catered Murder (Mystery with Recipes, No. 1)

Isis Crawford - Kensington
Format: Print book

Bernadette Simmons wasn't sure what to expect when she left L.A.--and her no-good, cheating boyfriend--to move back in with her family in New York. And her sister Libby had no idea what she was in for when she hired Bernie to work for her catering business. But in between cutting up canaps...
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Catering to Nobody

Diane Mott Davidson - Bantam
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Even though working a wake isn't Goldy Bear's idea of fun, the Colorado caterer throws herself into preparing a savory feast featuring Poached Salmon and Strawberry Shortcake Buffet designed to soothe forty mourners. Her culinary efforts seem to be exactly what the doctor ordered . . . until...
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Just Desserts (Savannah Reid Mystery Series)

G. A. McKevett - Kensington
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Detective Sergeant Savannah Reid is in her element cruising for crime in Southern California. But when she's told she's too fat to stay on the force, Savannah opens up her own detective agency and soon finds herself investigating a murder. With suspects abounding, Savannah finds herslf...
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Sprinkle with Murder

Jenn McKinlay - Berkley
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are finally living out their dream as the proud owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. But their first big client is a nightmare. She's a bridezilla who wants 500 custom cupcakes for her wedding. When Mel stumbles upon the bride-to-be dead-by-cupcake,...
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The Body in the Belfry: A Faith Fairchild Mystery

Katherine Hall Page - Avon
Format: Mass Market Paperback

During her years spent in New York City. Faith Fairchild was convinced she had seen pretty much everything. But the transplanted caterer/minister's wife was unprepared for the surprises awaiting her in the sleepy Massachusetts village of Aleford. And she is especially taken aback by the dead...
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Carbs & Cadavers

J B Stanley - Wheeler Publishing
Format: Book

James "Professor Puff" Henry may as well have "loser" stamped on his forehead. Divorced, overweight, shy, and living at home, he relies on books and his favorite snack -- cheese puffs -- for sweet relief from his problems. A former English lit professor at William and Mary,...
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I Scream, You Scream: A Mystery a la Mode

Wendy Lyn Watson - Obsidian Mystery
Format: Print book

Recently divorced Tallulah Jones is mortified when she?s stuck scooping sundaes for her two-timing ex-husband?and his bodacious new girlfriend, Brittanie?at his company luau. But when Brittanie drops dead, Tally is suddenly the prime suspect in her murder investigation. To catch the killer,...
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