Pickles, Patties and Poison
(2023)(The seventh book in the Guy Vanduex Cozy Mystery series)
A Novella by Jeffrey Shields
A sizzling summer BBQ, a deadly dill-emma, and a recipe for disaster—detective chef Guy Vanduex is back in action!
This Fourth of July, Guy Vanduex and his partner in crime-solving, Sylvia Parker, are excited to celebrate at an exclusive private park in Tempest, North Carolina. But their fun is cut short when a guest mysteriously drops dead. At first, they fear Vanduex's cooking may have caused food poisoning, but they soon discover the victim was poisoned in a far more sinister way.
Determined to solve the case, Vanduex and Parker cook up a wild scheme to fool the park's security by hilariously positioning the body, as they attempt to keep the victim's demise a secret. But things take a turn for the worse when the victim's body is stabbed, and the murder weapon vanishes without a trace.
As they sift through a buffet of suspects, Vanduex and Parker find themselves in a race against time to unravel this deadly mystery. Can they catch the killer and serve up a slice of justice?
Join detective chef Guy Vanduex and Sylvia Parker in this Fourth of July culinary cozy mystery, as they serve up a feast of wit, suspense, and food puns that will leave you hungry for more!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
This Fourth of July, Guy Vanduex and his partner in crime-solving, Sylvia Parker, are excited to celebrate at an exclusive private park in Tempest, North Carolina. But their fun is cut short when a guest mysteriously drops dead. At first, they fear Vanduex's cooking may have caused food poisoning, but they soon discover the victim was poisoned in a far more sinister way.
Determined to solve the case, Vanduex and Parker cook up a wild scheme to fool the park's security by hilariously positioning the body, as they attempt to keep the victim's demise a secret. But things take a turn for the worse when the victim's body is stabbed, and the murder weapon vanishes without a trace.
As they sift through a buffet of suspects, Vanduex and Parker find themselves in a race against time to unravel this deadly mystery. Can they catch the killer and serve up a slice of justice?
Join detective chef Guy Vanduex and Sylvia Parker in this Fourth of July culinary cozy mystery, as they serve up a feast of wit, suspense, and food puns that will leave you hungry for more!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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