Secret chef Lilah Drake has a killer casserole to deal with in the latest Undercover Dish mystery from the author of Cheddar Off Dead....
Customers trust Lilah Drake to keep her mouthwatering meals under wraps, but when a millionaire meets his untimely end, some sinister secrets become the main course. . . .
Spring is right around the corner, and with the warmer temperatures come plenty of food requests from Lilah Drake's covered-dish clients. Lilah pulls out all the stops with a sweet new casserole for the birthday party of Marcus Cantwell, a wealthy curmudgeon who has some angry ex-wives and more than a few enemies.
When he's found facedown in Lilah's casserole, it's anyone's guess as to who might have wanted the old man dead. A possible new heir to Marcus’s fortune adds some unexpected spice to the investigation, but Lilah fears that the old adage is true, and "the proof is in the pudding."
Another great story from Julia Buckley with Lilah Drake up to her elbows in ingredients and murder! This time Lilah along with her chocolate lab Mick has been invited to a birthday party and she has made a rice pudding for her good friend Ellie to claim as her own (Ellie finds it hard to cook these days because of arthritis), what Lilah doesn't expect is the birthday celebrant to keel over shortly after eating the pudding! Luckily a detective is on hand (sadly NOT Jay Parker, Ellie's son and Lilah's boyfriend), and so things move on apace (well apart from one of the dead man's sons being huffy and obstructive). When Jay arrives back from a training course he has to jump in and take over and now he and Lilah need to find out who killed Marcus Cantwell, why he was killed and even more importantly discover things about themselves and their relationship!
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