Dying for a Taste
A Sally Solari Mystery
-
-
4.2 • 28 Ratings
-
-
- $15.99
-
- $15.99
Publisher Description
This fun culinary cozy mystery debut “features a spunky heroine, a mystery loaded with red herrings, [and] oodles of food lore”—perfect for foodies and fans of Joanne Fluke
After losing her mother to cancer, Sally Solari quits her job as an attorney to help her dad run his old-style Italian eatery in Santa Cruz, California. But managing the front of the house is far from her dream job.
Then in a sudden twist, her Aunt Letta is found murdered in her own restaurant, and Sally is the only one who can keep the place running. But when her sous chef is accused of the crime and she finds herself suddenly short-staffed, Sally must delve into the world of sustainable farming—not to mention a few family secrets—to help him clear his name and catch the true culprit before her timer runs out.
Leslie Karst serves a platter of intrigue in her stirring and satisfying debut Dying for a Taste, which is sure to become a new favorite of food mystery fans.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The stabbing murder of Violetta Solari in the prep room of Solari's, her Santa Cruz, Calif., restaurant, propels Karst's winning debut, the first in a cozy series. Detective Vargas, the lead investigator on the case, suspects sous-chef Javier Ruiz, since the murder weapon, a chef's knife, belonged to Javier, but former attorney Sally Solari, who takes over Solari's from her aunt Letta, has her doubts. Javier adored the supportive Letta. Sally sets out to find the truth, aided by DA Eric Byrne, an ex-boyfriend of hers with whom she remains on friendly terms. She soon learns that Letta received threatening letters and that many people resent that she's now running the restaurant. Family secrets and friction as well as accusations that Letta was using inhumane food sources cause Sally to pursue lines of inquiry that lead to a surprising conclusion. An intelligent sleuth, an unusual murder, and a few recipes add to the appeal.
