"The Christmas spirit is absent when a new restaurant is burned down."
Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted January 3, 2015
Holiday | Mystery Cozy
Hayley's boss wants to change the direction of the
magazine and is thinking of bringing in some new
partners. Since she hates Hayley, the chance is good
that Hayley will be ob hunting soon. With Wally barely
keeping his head above water with his mother's illness,
Hayley's Christmas isn't looking good.
With her mother and her friend now living part time in
Key West, Hayley's life is taking off in a new direction.
Hayley is assigned to interview Edel Waugh. A famous
chef who is going through a bitter divorce, her new
restaurant is sure to make a big splash when it opens.
Hayley discovers that all is not smooth when she arrives
for the interview. First, someone is sabotaging the
chef. Recipes are being altered and ingredients are
disappearing. Edel asks Hayley to look into what is
going on. Even though she knows she should keep her
distance professionally, Hayley finds it hard to turn
down an obviously distraught Edel.
The night before the grand opening the restaurant is
burned to the ground. With the fire inspector hinting at
arson, everyone is surprised when a body is discovered
inside the shed in the back of the restaurant.
When the body is identified as Edel's ex-husband, Edel
becomes the prime suspect. Even with Wally cautioning
Hayley against becoming involved, Hayley sets out to
disocver who would have killed the chef and is trying to
destroy Edel's business.
What Hayley and the police discover will put everyone in
danger. This makes Hayley all the more determined to
solve the mystery and stop the attempts on her life. When
they solve the mystery, life will take a turn for the
better for all the magazine staff.
As always there are some great recipes at the end of the
book. The Key West Food Critic mysteries always
have the
reader salivating as they read about the different foods
described throughout the story. Ms. Burdette wrote a
more complicated mystery with DEATH WITH ALL THE
TRIMMINGS. Readers will be delighted with this story and
the changes to future story lines. Hayley deserves the
break.
SUMMARY
The only snow in Key West this Christmas is Hayley Snow,
food critic for Key Zest magazine, who is not getting time
off for the holiday…or time off from murder. It may be Christmastime, but thoughts of peace on earth,
good will toward men, don’t seem to extend to the
restaurant
biz. Hayley has been assigned to interview Edel Waugh,
chef/owner of Key West’s hottest new restaurant. But off
the
record, Edel reveals someone’s sabotaging her kitchen and
asks Hayley to investigate. Things heat up fast when the restaurant is set on fire—and
a
body is discovered in the charred wreckage. Is someone out
to destroy the chef’s business—or actually kill her? Amid
holiday festivities like the lighted boat parade and
visiting relatives who stir up mixed emotions, Hayley
needs
to smoke out an arsonist and a killer who may turn up the
heat on her next… INCLUDES RECIPES!
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