A Fatal Ingredient

Where the meals are unforgettable—and so are the secrets.

After losing her tech job and her live-in boyfriend in the same week, Nina Parrish leaves San Francisco for Milwaukee, determined to rebuild her life in the city's fast-rising restaurant scene. Her newest challenge is helping launch Forge, an ambitious pop-up restaurant in Walker's Point, where one flawless night could secure the future of a permanent location. But when notorious food critic Laurent Pike dies during dinner service, Nina's fresh start turns into a nightmare. With the restaurant under suspicion and the staff's livelihoods on the line, Nina begins asking questions the police haven't answered yet. 

As she digs into grudges, hidden loyalties, and the damage Pike left behind in kitchens across the Midwest, Nina realizes someone at Forge had a deadly reason to silence him. To save her new friends—and her own future—she'll have to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.