Título: Serving Up Spite: A Cook-Off Mystery
Autor: Devon Delaney
Sinopse: A simple wooden spoon stirs up a tantalizing puzzle in the new Cook-Off Mystery . . .
With international cuisine on the menu for her next cook-off, Sherry Oliveri experiments with one dish after another looking for that perfect killer recipe. But her competitive drive gets put on the back burner when her friend Patti calls in a panic: her new boyfriend has vanished, and signs of foul play suggest he may have been killed. Then the police begin investigating the disappearance as a murder, and they’ve got Patti pegged as the main suspect.
Still, the man’s body has yet to be found, and that in itself has Sherry wondering. Slipping out of her apron and into her sleuthing cap, she learns that the man had serious money problems and was even dating Patti while he was still married. Did he fake his own death to get out of a jam? Determined to find the truth and get her friend off the hook, Sherry follows the clues until they come together like the perfect meal—until one final surprise brings her face-to-face with a killer . . .
Includes recipes from Sherry’s kitchen!
Praise for the Cook-Off Mysteries:
“The Cook-Off Mystery series by Devon Delaney is a very tasty treat!” —Cozy Mystery Book Reviews
“This is a very fun and rollicking mystery that stays light-hearted even as the case gets more complicated . . . Cooking, holiday celebrations, and moving family drama all make for the perfect escape.” —Kings River Life
About the Author:
Devon Delaney has been handsomely rewarded for her recipe innovation over the last twenty-plus years. Among the many prizes she has won are a full kitchen of major appliances, five-figure top cash prizes, and four trips to Disney World. She is a wife, mother of three, and grandmother of two. She’s a lifelong resident of the Northeast and currently resides in coastal Connecticut. You can learn more about Devon at www.devonpdelaney.com.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Serving Up Spite: A Cook-Off Mystery”, de Devon Delaney, publicado pela editora Beyond the Page Publishing, em 2023 e com 204 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Beyond the Page Publishing
Páginas: 204
Ano: 2023
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1960511424
ISBN13: 9781960511423
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Beyond the Page Publishing costumam oferecer uma experiência de leitura marcada por mistérios envolventes, muitas vezes ambientados em pequenas comunidades ou cenários intimistas como vilarejos, clubes sociais e encontros de amigos. A narrativa geralmente combina investigação criminal com elementos do cotidiano, incluindo detalhes gastronômicos e ambientes acolhedores que criam um clima de suspense leve, mas constante. O catálogo revela uma preferência por tramas que entrelaçam relações pessoais complexas, segredos do passado e desafios emocionais, com personagens que vão desde detetives amadores até protagonistas que equilibram vida social e casos intrigantes. O tom varia entre o descontraído e o tenso, com ritmo que mescla momentos de reflexão e ação, e há obras que incluem receitas culinárias, reforçando a ambientação e o envolvimento sensorial do leitor.
