Pesto! You're Dead

From USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns, comes a the next deliciously deadly installment in the Italian Chef Mysteries...

When tempers flare, someone's bound to get burned...

Italian chef Tessa Esposito is whipping up a busy spring at her restaurant, Anything's Pastable.

In addition to cooking delectable Italian entrées, she's preparing to judge a local cooking contest that will hopefully bring in some extra dough.

But when Ryan Beaudry, the angry ex-husband of her employee Stephanie, shows up unannounced and demanding to see his daughter, things quickly go from simmering to boiling. Stephanie vows to kill Ryan if he ever comes near their daughter again.

Later that evening, Tessa is awakened by a frantic call from Stephanie, who tells her that Ryan is lying dead in her yard. With the evidence stacked against her, Stephanie begs Tessa to care for her daughter while she's behind bars—and to try to find the real culprit. As if Tessa doesn't already have enough on her plate, a person from her past shows up with a shocking revelation.

If Tessa can't serve up the truth, an innocent woman could spend the rest of her life behind bars.

Recipes Included!

What critics are saying:

"Tessa's tight-knit extended family and kind small-business owners in Harvest Park provide warmth in this small-town cozy full of twists and red herrings and lots and lots of pasta."

~ Booklist

"Have you only got time for one Christmas book this holiday season? I've got the one for you. It's a beautiful rectangle that holds a Christmas story, wrapped up in a romance, and tied together with a big bow of a mystery."

~ Mystery and Suspense Magazine

"Cozy readers will fall in love with Tessa Esposito, a heroine with a heart of gold and a killer red sauce."

~ Julie Mulhern, USA Today bestselling author of the Country Club Murders mysteries