Author: darylwoodgerber
The Agatha Award–winning author of Sifting Through Clues returns to the Cookbook Nook, where a combative food reporter gets her just deserts . . . The denizens of Crystal Cove are salivating over the upcoming Food Bowl Week, when local chefs offer some of their best and most imaginative creations in bite-size portions all over town. Bookstore proprietor Jenna Hart is hungry to sample as many of … is hungry to sample as many of the delicacies as she can, but when she stumbles onto the dead body of a local food reporter and learns that her best friend’s husband is the…
News anchor Gloria Morning enters a nightmare after an anonymous fan claims to have committed murder for her. She hires PI Aspen Adams — who must navigate chilling notes, reckless obsession, and a rising body count as she hunts for the truth.
From an Agatha Award–winning author comes an “enchanting” cozy mystery (Publishers Weekly): A year ago, Courtney finally found the courage to invite magic into her life, starting her own fairy garden business, teaching garden design and leading book club tea. But when the police suspect Courtney of murder, she’ll have to clear her name — with some unexpected help…
A chilling murder, an elusive killer, and a family mystery that hits too close to home . . .After finding the body of her best friend on the icy shores of Lake Tahoe, Aspen Adams refuses to stand by and watch as the local sheriff’s department begins their search for the killer. Launching her own investigation, she’s soon confronted with a growing array of secrets-both about the friend she thought … thought she knew and about many of the people in her own life. As fragmentary clues and escalating dangers threaten to derail her, she must also cope with the…
The Agatha Award–winning author of Wreath Between the Lines returns to the Cookbook Nook, where culinary mysteries are giving everyone food for thought . . .Book clubs from all over have descended on Crystal Cove to celebrate the library’s Book Club Bonanza week, and Jenna Hart has packed the Cookbook Nook with juicy reads and tasty cookbooks. But she’s most excited about spending an evening with … spending an evening with the Mystery Mavens and their moveable feast, when they will go from house to house to share different culinary treats and discuss the whodunit they’re all reading. It’s all…
The Agatha Award–winning author of Pressing the Issue returns to the Cookbook Nook, where Jenna Hart is busy decking the halls and ducking a killer . . .The holidays are Jenna Hart’s favorite time of year, but just as she’s decorating the Cookbook Nook for all the festive events, her imperious older sister makes a surprise visit, anxious that her husband’s been more naughty than nice. To make … naughty than nice. To make matters worse, her father’s good friend Jake shows up on her doorstep with a frantic report that his friend has been murdered—trussed with Christmas lights and…
When Chef Camille’s sister turns up dead in the kitchen, it’s up to Mimi Rousseau to tease the real killer out of a mélange of menacing charactersCrush Week in Nouvelle Vie is a madhouse—in a good way. Tourists pour into town for the pressing of the Napa Valley’s world-renowned grapes and all the town’s businesses get a nice lift, including Bistro and Maison Rousseau. Mimi is raising the ante … raising the ante this year with a Sweet Treats Festival, a wonderland of croissants, cakes, tarts, and soufflés crafted with expert care by the area’s top talents. Chef Camille’s sister…
From an Agatha Award–winning author: Culinary bookshop manager Jenna investigates a vintner’s murder at the annual Renaissance Fair… but can she find the foul villain before they taketh another soul?
Things are looking up for Mimi: She’s recently moved home, opened her dream bistro, and secured a gig hosting a wedding. But when the days leading up to the event turn deadly — and the body in question belongs to Mimi’s creditor — can she clear her name? From an Agatha Award–winning author!
Things heat up for bookstore owner Jenna Hart in the latest Cookbook Nook mystery from the Agatha Award-winning author of Fudging the Books. As the Wild West Extravaganza rides into Crystal Cove, California, Cookbook Nook store owner Jenna Hart is ready to indulge her appetite for grilled and barbecued treats and maybe even try the Texas skip. But when the body of one of her father’s neighbors … of one of her father’s neighbors is found the next morning smoldering in a bonfire, the rodeo revelry is extinguished. Sylvia Gump had acquired plenty of enemies with her practice…