Once again Hayley finds herself in the middle of a murder
investigation after her boss signs her up to judge a reality
cooking show. To make it even worse, Hayley also has a
motive for killing the man.
Sam Rizzoli is a big business owner on Key West and Hayley
just gave one of his restaurants a negative review. Sam
tries to have her fired first. When that fails, he makes it
clear that he is going to try and get her fired from judging
the contest.
When Rizzoli's body is found hanging from his boat dresssed
in drag, Hayley will learn more about cross dressers than
she ever suspected. There is a bar devoted to men who dress
up like women and one of the contestants works there.
With all that going on, Hayley's budding relationship with
Nathan Bradford comes to a stumbling halt when his ex-wife
shows up at the police station.
As the police eliminate suspects and develop new leads, one
of the homeless men that Hayley is friends with becomes a
person of interest. Despite Nathan's warnings, Hayley can't
let them accuse an innocent man.
The third book in the Key West Food Critic series, I
find
myself enjoying each book more. The characters are becoming
more familiar and seem more complete. Ms. Burdette has an
easy writing style which keeps the reader interested without
going into too much graphic detail. While I was saddened by
the disruption of Hayley's and Nathan's possible
relationship, it will be interesting to see what happens in
Hayley's future. The food descriptions will keep you
salivating. Hayley's battle with local chefs and her
ability to get in over her head will keep you amused.
Hayley Snow loves her job as the food critic for Key Zest
magazine, tasting the offerings from Key West’s most
innovative restaurants. She’d rate her life four stars,
until she’s forced into the spotlight…and another murder
investigation.
Hoping for some good publicity, Hayley’s boss signs her up
to help judge the Key West Topped Chef contest. Stakes are
high as the winner could be the next cooking-show superstar.
Hayley shows up for the filming nervous but excited, until
she sees who’s on the judging panel with her: Sam Rizzoli,
big shot businessman—and owner of the restaurant she just
panned in her first negative review.
When Rizzoli turns up dead, the police assume his killer is
one of his business rivals. But Hayley wonders whether
someone is taking the contest a little too seriously. With
the police following the wrong recipe, it’s up to Hayley to
find the killer before she’s eliminated from the show…
permanently.
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