{"product_id":"a-catered-bake-off-9781496734983","title":"A Catered Bake-Off","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons bring their culinary prowess from A Little Taste of Heaven catering company to a baking competition in Upstate New York, it's murder that takes the cake . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat's the worst that could happen on a reality show bake-off filmed at a picturesque estate? As it turns out, a whole lot. Thrown into the fray against four seasoned competitors, the Simmons sisters face more than just cameras broadcasting their frosting mishaps on local TV. Right from the get-go, their small screen debut sours with suspicious ingredients and malfunctioning appliances. Then there's the inexplicable invasion of goats that sends the entire production into a tailspin, followed by a flurry of ominous notes delivered anonymously to the cast and crew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTensions really reach a boiling point when one of the judges meets a grisly end--death by exploding espresso machine! With a dangerous mystery solidifying, Bernie and Libby whisk through the vast property on a mission to uncover who could have taken down the show's discerning food critic. But when the bake-off serves another victim, the sleuthing siblings find themselves racing to catch a mixed-up killer before the final timer dings . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes Original Recipes for You to Try!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsis Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Egypt to parents who were in the diplomatic corps. When she was five, her family returned to the States, where her mother opened a restaurant in Upper Westchester County and her father became a university professor. Since then Isis has combined her parents' love of food and travel by running a catering service as well as penning numerous travel-related articles about places ranging from Omsk to Paraguay. Married, with twin boys, she presently resides in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, where she is working on the next Bernie and Libby culinary mystery. Visit her at IsisCrawford.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Cozies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384573198610,"sku":"9781496734983","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_364568be-f4be-401d-841b-76e0d404f512.jpg?v=1750178918","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-catered-bake-off-9781496734983","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}