The town of Jewel Bay, Montana—known as a Food Lovers' Village—is obsessed with homegrown and homemade Montana fare. So when Erin Murphy takes over her family's century-old general store, she turns it into a boutique market filled with local delicacies. But Erin's freshly booming business might go rotten when a former employee turns up dead . . .
Murphy'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 Bay's finest—including her mother Fresca's delicious Italian specialties.
But Erin's sweet success is soured when the shop's former manager, Claudette, is found dead behind the Merc on the Festa's opening night. With rival chef James Angelo stirring up rumors that Fresca's sauce recipes were stolen from Claudette, Erin'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 water . . .
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“Budewitz’s first book in the Food Lover’s Village series is yummy. The main character takes a while to warm up to, but ends up to be very likable. With the eccentric people that make up the rest of the cast, this book is enjoyable.”
— RT Book Reviews
“Small-town charm and big-time chills…A dizzying culinary delight with a twisty-turny plot!”
— Laura Childs, New York Times bestselling authorAn intriguing sleuth who loves gourmet food, family, and her hometown, plus recipes to die for distinguish a delectable mystery.
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Leslie Budewitz writes the Spice Shop Mysteries and the Food Lovers’ Village Mysteries. She won the 2013 Agatha Award for Best First Novel for Death al Dente, first in the Food Lovers’ Village Mysteries, as well as the 2011 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction for Books, Crooks and Counselors.