Event planner Sophie Winston didn't plan on having the
Thanksgiving from hell but it sure looks like it's going
that way. She's hosting her family—her mother, father,
sister and her sister's latest fiancé—in her Alexandria
home. Sophie doesn't like the fiancé, Craig, upon meeting
him but she can't quite put her finger on why. And her
mother doesn't make things easy on Sophie, instead comparing
her endlessly to Sophie's childhood rival, Natasha Smith.
Natasha is a local celebrity, a Martha Stewart wannabe, with
her own TV show and advice column.
A trip to the grocery store begins the unraveling of this
Thanksgiving holiday. Sophie is approached by a man offering
a free kitten. After shopping, Sophie has second thoughts
and goes looking for the man and the kitten. Instead she
finds his dead body and becomes the police's chief suspect.
Especially after it is discovered that the man had her photo
and name in his vehicle. The following day Sophie stumbles
across another body, this time at the Stupendous Stuffing
Shakedown. Uh-oh. Of course Natasha is competing against
Sophie here as well.
Why did the stranger have her name and picture? Was the
whole free kitten routine some kind of ruse? Are the two
deaths related? Do the police—especially hunky Detective
Wolf Fleishman—really think Sophie is capable of killing two
people? If she doesn't clear her name, this may be Sophie's
last Thanksgiving as a free woman. Sophie has to juggle
detecting in between hosting an ever-increasing crowd in her
home, including her ex-husband and former in-laws—and her
ex's girlfriend, the oh-so-perfect Natasha.
THE DIVA RUNS OUT OF THYME, first in the Domestic Diva
mystery series, is a culinary delight. Rich descriptions
make the meals seem very real to the reader. Each chapter
begins with an entertaining tip from Natasha or Sophie. Ms.
Davis has created very real, zany characters in her debut
mystery. Join Sophie for her wild Thanksgiving adventures
and hang on!
Few can compete with Natasha Smith when it comes to
entertaining, but her childhood rival, Sophie Winston
certainly tries. While Natasha is known for her intricate
centerpieces and painstakingly prepared gourmet meals,
Sophie likes to keep things simple . . . real simple.
Natasha may have stolen the spotlight -- and Sophie’s
husband -- but Sophie is determined to take home the prize
at the Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown. She just needs the
right ingredients. However, Sophie’s search for the perfect
turkey takes a basting when she stumbles across a corpse.
And when the police find her name and photo inside the
victim’s car, they think she has some explaining to do.
Sophie will have to set her trussing aside to solve the
murder or she’ll be serving up prison grub -- and that
definitely wouldn’t be a good thing.
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