Another One Bites the Crust

"They say revenge is a dish best served cold... a good thing to remember when you're planning to murder a chef." ~ Champagne and ball gowns, fairy lights and music… Oxford summer balls are one of the highlights of the calendar and tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose is looking forward to taking a break and slipping into something gorgeous for the evening. But when the night ends with a celebrity chef murdered by his own whisk, Gemma finds herself plunged into a new mystery-and the nosy Old Biddies keen to help with the investigation!But trouble is also brewing at her quaint Cotswolds tearoom: between fighting claims that she's serving "fake" custard tarts and stopping her little tabby, Muesli, from being catnapped, Gemma has her hands full-and that's before she has to fend off an amorous Italian. To top it all, her boyfriend Devlin's mother is coming to visit and Gemma is anxious to make a good impression… although Mrs O'Connor isn't quite what she expected!With so much going on, it's a recipe for disaster-but with a bit of help from her bossy mother, Gemma might just solve the case… and live to bake another day.(** English custard tart recipe at the end of the story!)This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: traditional mystery / British whodunit / cozy mystery series / culinary cozy mystery / cat cozy mystery / funny cozy mystery / women sleuth / amateur sleuth / English village mystery / British detective / cosy crimeThe OXFORD TEAROOM MYSTERIES:A Scone To Die ForTea with Milk and MurderTwo Down, Bun To GoTill Death Do Us TartMuffins and Mourning TeaFour Puddings and a FuneralAnother One Bites the CrustApple Strudel AlibiThe Dough Must Go OnThe Mousse Wonderful Time of YearWrongfully InfusedA High Whisk Situation