Killer Crab Cakes
By (Author) Livia J. Washburn
4
Penguin Putnam Inc
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
29th September 2009
United States
General
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
304
Width 133mm, Height 202mm, Spine 17mm
261g
In this bake-off, people get knocked off. The irresistible new entry in the national bestselling series. When Phylliss cousin asks her to look after her Oak Knoll bed-and-breakfast for a few weeks, Phyllis jumps at the chancemostly because the inn is located close to the annual Rockport, Texas, Just Desserts competition. Determined to beat her friendly rival and enjoy some peaceful downtime with her boyfriend Sam, Phyllis concocts the ultimate sweet treat. But Phylliss holiday turns bitter when she and Sam discover a dead bodyand all signs point to murder. Dismayed that bad luck seems to pop up wherever she goes, Phyllis wants to stay out of this one. But as the list of suspects gets too close for comfort, she decides to throw herself into the mix. Because when it comes to solving murders, Phyllis is one smart cookie.
Livia J. Washburnis the national bestselling author of the Fresh-Baked Mysteries and has been a professional writer for more than 20 years. She received the Private Eye Writers of America Award and the American Mystery Award for her first mystery,Wild Night, written under the name L. J. Washburn, and she was nominated for a Spur Award by the Western Writers of America for a novel written with her husband, James Reasoner. She lives with her husband in a small Texas town where she is constantly experimenting with new recipes.