Leslie Budewitz
The town of Jewel Bay, Montanaâ€”known as a Food Lovers' Villageâ€”is obsessed with homegrown and homemade Montana fare. So when Erin Murphy takes over her familyâ€™s century-old general store, she turns it into a boutique market filled with local delicacies. But Erinâ€™s freshly booming business might go rotten when a former employee turns up deadâ€¦,Murphyâ€™s Mercantile, known as the Merc, has been a staple in Jewel Bay for over a hundred years. To celebrate their recent makeover as a gourmet food market, Erin has organized a town festival, Festa di Pasta, featuring the culinary goods of Jewel Bayâ€™s finestâ€”including her mother Frescaâ€™s delicious Italian specialties.,But Erinâ€™s sweet success is soured when the shopâ€™s former manager, Claudette, is found dead behind the Merc on the Festaâ€™s opening night. With rival chef James Angelo stirring up rumors that Frescaâ€™s sauce recipes were stolen from Claudette, Erinâ€™s mother is under close scrutiny. Now Erin will have to hunt down some new suspects, or both her family and her store might wind up in hot waterâ€¦
Mystery,Mystery,Cozy Mystery,Fiction,Food and Drink,Food,Food and Drink,Culinary,Audiobook,Food and Drink,Cooking,Adult Fiction,Adult,Contemporary
Death Al Dente