Grilled 4 Murder - Eaton, J. C.

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Résumé :
With a high-stakes barbecue contest coming to town, Sophie Phee Kimball's friends will get raked over the coals when one of the contestants is murdered . . . Sun City West is abuzz with the news that the Food Network is sponsoring a local barbecue cook-off and that Phee's friends from the pinochle club are in the finals. But the mood soon darkens when the county planning committee announces a plan to situate a new garbage transfer station on the town's edge. With tempers flaring and rumors of corruption swirling, it comes as little surprise when the committee's chair, who happens to be a finalist in the cook-off, is found murdered. When Phee's friends are named as the most likely suspects, she knows the accusation stinks to high heaven. As she navigates a world of politics and payoffs, she discovers there are any number of community members, along with the committee itself, who had a reason to want the chair dead?. With the barbecue contest in full swing and celebrity chefs on hand to judge, Phee will have to sniff out the clues, no matter how noxious, to catch a killer . . . Praise for the Books of J. C. Eaton: Fun characters, a touch of humor, and a great mystery, the perfect combination for a cozy. -Lena Gregory, author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries on Ditched 4 Murder So cleverly written, you won't guess the perpetrators until the very end. -Mary Marks, award-winning author of the Quilting Mystery Series on Booked 4 Murder A thoroughly entertaining series debut, with enjoyable yet realistic characters and enough plot twists-and dead ends-to appeal from beginning to end. -Booklist, starred review, on Booked 4 Murder Enjoy this laugh-out-loud funny mystery that will make you scream for the authors to get busy on the next one. -Suspense Magazine on Molded 4 Murder...

Biographie:
J. C. Eaton is the pen name of husband-and-wife writing team Ann I. Goldfarb and James E. Clapp. They are the authors of the Wine Trail Mysteries, the Sophie Kimball Mysteries, the Marcie Rayner Mysteries, and the Charcuterie Shop Mysteries. In addition, Ann has published nine YA time travel mysteries under her own name. You can learn more about Ann and Jim at jceatonmysteries.com, jceatonauthor.com, facebook.com/JCEatonauthor, and timetravelmysteries.com....