Toast Mortem

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“Spooky Southern charm and a wonderfully inventive approach to the afterlife.”

—Madelyn Alt, national bestselling author of
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“An elegant enchantment with a delightful heroine and a historic setting.”

—Carolyn Hart, author of
Merry, Merry Ghost

 

DEFENDING ANGELS
ANGEL’S ADVOCATE
AVENGING ANGELS

 

 

 

A TASTE FOR MURDER
A DASH OF DEATH
A PINCH OF POISON
MURDER WELL-DONE
DEATH DINES OUT
A TOUCH OF THE GRAPE
A STEAK IN MURDER
MARINADE FOR MURDER
JUST DESSERTS
FRIED BY JURY
A PUREE OF POISON
BURIED BY BREAKFAST
A DINNER TO DIE FOR
GROUND TO A HALT
A CAROL FOR A CORPSE
TOAST MORTEM

 

THE CASE OF THE ROASTED ONION
THE CASE OF THE TOUGH-TALKING TURKEY
THE CASE OF THE ILL-GOTTEN GOAT

 

A PLATEFUL OF MURDER
DEATH IN TWO COURSES

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TOAST MORTEM

 

A Berkley Prime Crime Book / published by arrangement with the author

 

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Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition / June 2010

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For Lyn Stanton

The Inn at Hemlock Falls

The Hemlock Falls Chamber of Commerce

The Village of Hemlock Falls

Bonne Goutè Culinary Academy

Supernumeraries