Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 16,61 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781575667102
When Libby and her sister Bernie cater a vampire-themed high school reunion in honor of best-selling author Laird Wrenn, they find themselves knee-deep in murder when Wrenn drops dead after dinner and Libby stands accused of the crime, forcing the dynamic duo to whip up the truth. 10,000 first printing.
Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 19,86 MB
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496715047
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 discovery of a dead body, Bernie and Libby agree to help the nine remaining book club members prove their friend was murdered. But a speed read through Margo’s background reveals there was more to the victim than harmless hobbies and frumpy cardigans would suggest. As the sleuthing sisters unearth scandalous secrets about the book club members, they’ll have to determine who was connected to Margo’s shady dealings—and who sent her to an early grave . . .
Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 32,47 MB
Release : 2006-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0758269145
’Tis the season to be sleuthing—as two sisters try to solve a crime at a cooking show. Picturesque Longley, New York, is ringing in the holiday season, but visions of sugar plums are not dancing in Libby Simmons’s head—especially since she and her sister Bernie are set to appear on the Hortense Calabash Cooking Show. The premise is to give six professional caterers random ingredients and have them whip up a holiday meal. The icing on the fruitcake is that Hortense Calabash is a grinch of epic proportions. And the other contestants are some of the most demanding—and difficult—chefs in the business. Bernie and Libby are thrown into the mix as arguments and accusations simmer on the set. Then Hortense, all dressed up as Santa Claus for the opening sequence, is killed by an exploding oven. With the holiday rush in full swing and a killer still on the loose, Bernie and Libby have no choice but to wrap up the mystery before their geese are well and fully cooked… Includes scrumptious holiday recipes for you to try! “Fans of culinary cozies by Joanne Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson will enjoy discovering Crawford.” –Library Journal
Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,85 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0758274890
Bernie and Libby Simmons, caterers extraordinaire, are hosting a televised cookie contest just in time for Christmas, but unfriendly rivalries cook up a cutthroat competition.
Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,15 MB
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0758293291
Two sisters get into catering and crimesolving in “a delicious mystery…that will have readers begging for second helpings” (Leslie Maier). 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 sink their teeth into… Right now they’re baking cookies and slicing rare beef tenderloin to serve at a high school reunion. The dinner has a Dracula theme and a very strange guest of honor: Laird Wrenn, a New York Times-bestselling author of vampire novels. Libby and Bernie know this will be an evening unlike any other. And they're proven right when Laird pours a glass of water, takes a long sip—and drops stone-cold dead. Now, with murder on the menu and Libby under suspicion, the sisters must put their heads together to figure out whodunit, in a mystery that promises to be deadly to the very last bite. Includes 7 delectable recipes for you to try! “A naturally flowing narrative, lively and likeable characters, and plenty of clever word play amid the foul play set this first novel above the common run of cozies.”—Publishers Weekly “Fans who love culinary mysteries are going to gain pounds after reading this delicious who-done-it.”—I Love a Mystery
Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,36 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0758289464
“Cozy fans will appreciate the zany characters, witty dialogue and puzzling plot.”—Publishers Weekly To most of the people of Longely, New York, St. Paddy's Day means good food, great music, and plenty of Guinness. But when the lifeless body of Mike Sweeney floats to the top of a vat of green beer, it looks like the luck o' the Irish has just run out. Unfortunately for the Simmons sisters, Bernie and Libby, the number one suspect is related to one of their very best catering customers, the pampered and powerful Bree Nottingham. When Bree visits A Little Taste of Heaven to beseech them to clear her nephew's name, they just can't say no. But the more information Bernie and Libby stir up, the more Duncan Nottingham looks like a killer. For Bernie and Libby, the situation is in danger of boiling over. And they can't count on good old Saint Pat to drive out the snake in their midst…they'll have to do it themselves. “Fans of culinary cozies by Joanne Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson will enjoy discovering Crawford.”—Library Journal Includes original recipes for you to try!
Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496734998
When Bernie and Libby Simmons, sisters and co-owners of A Little Taste of Heaven, are hired to cater a posh pooch party, they wind up stepping into a fresh murder investigation! At A Little Taste of Heaven, Bernie and Libby Simmons cater all sorts of affairs, from book clubs to bridal showers and everything in between. So when their counterman, Googie, asks them to cater a doggie wedding for his girlfriend Jenni’s eight-month-old golden retrievers, they jump on the opportunity. The reception, which will also serve as a grand opening for Jennie’s new doggie daycare center, is no small affair. Bertha and Ernie—the bride and groom—will be celebrating with more than a hundred guests, including the puppers’ pals and their people. But all weddings, even shaggy shindigs, come with some drama. Not everyone in town is excited about the upcoming pup-tuials—or Jenni’s business. Someone is sending threatening messages to Bernie, Libby, and others in town, warning them to cancel the festivities. But when folks start dying under curious circumstances, Bernie and Libby know it’s up to them to untangle the leads and find the murderer before anyone else bites it. Includes Original Recipes for You to Try!
Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 34,92 MB
Release : 2001-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743219589
Adam Dalgluish is called to the elegant Steen Psychiatric Clinic to investigate why the head of the clinic, Enid Bolan was found with a chisel through her heart.
Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Center Point Pub
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 41,44 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781602857001
Owners of A Little Taste of Heaven Catering, sisters Bernadette and Libby Simmons, are hired to cater a birthday bash for a prize pedigreed pug called Trudy. All goes well for the five pugs and their masters -- that is, until Annabel Colbert, heiress to a toy company, drinks a glass of poisoned wine and falls face first into her soup. As they try to uncover the motive for Annabel's murder, the sisters are plunged into the word of the super-rich. It seems Annabel had more than her share of enemies, since she was cheating, backstabbing and blackmailing most of the people she knew. Bernie, Libby, and Sean, their retired disabled police detective dad, must sniff out the truth before they become targets of a very sick puppy.
Author : Isis Crawford
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,18 MB
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1617733385
A man is found hanging at a Halloween party, and two sleuthing sisters must unmask a killer: “Charming.”—Publishers Weekly When sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons agree to cater an extravagant Halloween party in their little town of Longely, New York, they figured a ghost or two and a bloodcurdling scream might be part of the menu, but they never expected to be haunted by the specter of murder. Darius Witherspoon isn’t giving up on his plan for a 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. He hires Bernie and Libby to provide the treats. They’d prefer to avoid the festivities altogether, but as always, there are bills to be paid. And in the midst of the celebration, Darius is discovered hanging from a noose outside one of the ballroom’s French doors—with a note left behind that suggests this was not suicide. It’s up to Bernie and Libby to find out whodunit… Includes original recipes for you to try! “Recurring characters, especially the sisters’ widowed father, retired police chief Sean, add depth and humor.”—Publishers Weekly Includes Original Recipes for You to Try!
