Author: isiscrawford

Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons are used to catering lip-smacking treats to an artsy group of book lovers—until fiction spills into reality . . . If anything can be said about endearingly predictable Margo Hemsley, it’s that she always serves elaborate desserts at her mystery book club meetings. That’s why everyone fears the worst after she doesn’t pick up her order from Bernie and Libby and … skips out on the monthly gathering. The Simmons sisters can’t imagine their acquaintance vanishing like a character from one of her favorite novels, at least not willingly. When the search ends with the…

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Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons are reunited with a distant relative who wants them to cater a New Year’s Eve event—and help find a guilty party . . .   It’s been years since Bernie and Libby’s parents became estranged from Ada Sinclair’s side of the family—though the reasons for the rift are lost to history. The sisters, however, are intrigued when Ada makes contact. She tells them about the … She tells them about the long-ago deaths of her father and his business partner, which happened within hours of each other—and were both ruled accidental.   Ada thinks otherwise—and…

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When a wealthy feline fanatic holds an extravagant cat wedding, she invites all of her enemies — so there are plenty of suspects when she turns up dead! Can catering sleuths Bernie and Libby find answers? “Amusing… Lively characters, irresistible food descriptions, and witty dialogue” (Publishers Weekly).

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When sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons agree to cater an extravagant Halloween party in their little upstate New York town of Longely, they figured a ghost or two and a blood curdling scream might be part of the menu, but they never expected to be haunted by the deadly specter of murder . . .   Halloween is coming, and Darius Witherspoon isn’t giving up on his plan for a catered costume … catered costume party—despite the recent disappearance of his wife, Penelope. He may be heartbroken, but perhaps throwing a big shindig in her honor will boost his spirits.…

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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 canapés and dishing up desserts, the two find themselves in the midst of a mystery they can really sink their teeth … teeth into. . . It’s only been a few days since Bernie and Libby started working together at A Little Taste of Heaven, and already they’ve got…

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