Sherry Oliveri has attained celebrity status after winning the America’s Good Taste Recipe Contest with her delectable New England Crab Cake Sliders. But now that she’s back home in Connecticut, she’s got to deal with something else fishy . . .
Sherry’s making a guest appearance on a local radio show when the news comes in: Poppy Robinson has been found dead in the town’s community garden. Sherry was supposed to be taking questions about her win in the national cooking competition, but instead the callers start dishing dirt.
Poppy and Sherry were both involved in the vegetable garden, and while Poppy may have been a bit priggish, it wasn’t anything that called for a shovel to the back of the head. There was already trouble brewing, with the owner of the land threatening to renege on their agreement, and this murder has taken tensions to a new level. Now while Sherry’s organizing a Fourth of July cook-off event, she’s also got a murder investigation on her plate . . .
Cook-off competitions can be crazy, engaging and engrossing but small time life can be hectic and homicidal!
Sherry Oliveri is finding out that she is becoming famous on the Cook-off circuit (selfies with fans anyone!) which leads to her being interviewed on the local radio for their food section Bites, before they get to the phone in section there is some breaking news as a body has been found in the community garden, now Sherry is being dragged hither and thither with some people wanting her to find out the truth, others blocking her (and in the case of Detective Ray Bease telling her to keep her culinary fingers away from the investigation!), but when she starts to get threatened and someone she might become close to accidentally ends up in the cross hairs, she takes off her chef's hat and puts on her deerstalker.
Whilst all this is going on she is getting ready for her next cook-off, arranging a cook-off for the 4th of July celebrations, oh and getting better at tennis. so keeping the plates spinning is what she needs to do (and she wishes people would stop asking her to taste test their offerings for the cook-off!)
An Interview With A Character
What is your full name?
Raymond Albert Bease, but call me Detective Bease or Ray.
What is your Profession?
Detective, Hillsboro County, Ct. I specialize in homicides. I pride myself in getting the job done with old-fashioned street smarts rather than reliance on new-fangled technology.
What is your current favourite book or movie?
Not much of a reader, except notes on my cases and the local police blotter. As for movies, my favorite is The Big Sleep with Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. I see a lot of me in Bogart’s detective character. He’s got style.
What is your go to comfort book or movie?
Some might be surprised to know its Julia and Julia. Learning to cook is on my bucket list. Julia Child reminds me of my mother. They both have a good sense of humor, but don’t dilly dally around when things need to gets done.
If someone was to play you in a movie who would it be? OR what would be the character you would want to be in a book?
If someone played me in a movie, I’d like it to be Michael Caine. Even without drop dead good looks and a show-stopping physique he excels using raw talent and hard work.
What is your ideal evening?
Sitting in an arm chair, listening to a thunderstorm, eating a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, drinking a glass of milk and sorting my daily case notes.
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
July 8 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW, EXCERPT
July 8 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
July 9 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 9 – Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting – REVIEW
July 9 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
July 10 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
July 10 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
July 10 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – GUEST POST
July 11 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
July 11 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW, EXCERPT
July 11 – A Blue Million Books – CHARACTER GUEST POST
July 12 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
July 12 – View from the Birdhouse – SPOTLIGHT
July 12 – T’s Stuff – SPOTLIGHT
July 13 – MJB Reviewers – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 13 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
July 13 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
July 14 – Handcrafted Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
July 14 – Laura’s Interests – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
July 15 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
July 15 – StoreyBook Reviews – GUEST POST
July 15 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
July 16 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 16 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW, RECIPE
July 16 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
July 17 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
July 17 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
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