{"product_id":"a-sense-for-murder-9781448309054","title":"A Sense for Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChef Sally Solari has - to her own bewilderment - built a reputation as a talented sleuth who keeps tripping over dead bodies. But getting mixed up in the curious case of a cookbook killer threatens to be the final chapter in not just her investigating career . . . but her life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e It's the height of the tourist season in Santa Cruz, California, and Sally Solari has her hands full, both juggling crowds of hungry diners at her French-Polynesian restaurant Gauguin, as well as appeasing her father, who's distressed at the number of homeless people camped out in front of Solari's, the family's Italian seafood restaurant out on the historic fisherman's wharf. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNevertheless, when Sally gets the opportunity to volunteer at a farm-to-table dinner taking place at the hip new restaurant and culinary bookshop Pages and Plums, she seizes the chance. Not only is it a fundraiser for an organization aiding the homeless and seniors, but up for auction at the event is a signed boxset of \u003ci\u003eMastering the Art of French Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e by Sally's hero, the renowned chef Julia Child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then the Pages and Plums dining room manager turns up dead - the locked cabinet containing the precious books now empty - and the irrepressible Sally once again finds herself up to her neck in a criminal investigation. She may have a sense for murder, but can Sally outwit a devious killer with a taste for French cooking before the villain makes mincemeat of her, too? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sense for Murder \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a fast-paced, super fun culinary cozy mystery that will have your brain working and your mouth watering. And if you haven't met sleuthing chef Sally yet, it's safe to jump right in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of a law professor and a potter, \u003cb\u003eLeslie Karst\u003c\/b\u003e waited tables and sang in a new wave rock band before deciding she was ready for a 'real' job and ending up at Stanford Law School. It was during her career as a research and appellate attorney in Santa Cruz, California, that she rediscovered her youthful passion for food and cooking, and she once more returned to school - this time to earn a degree in culinary arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow retired from the law, Leslie spends her time cooking, cycling, gardening, enjoying cocktail hour promptly at five o'clock, and of course writing. She and her wife and their Jack Russell mix split their time between Santa Cruz and Hilo, Hawai'i. In addition to the Sally Solari mysteries, Leslie is also the author of \u003ci\u003eJustice is Served: A Tale of Scallops, the Law, and Cooking for RBG\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727422689554,"sku":"9781448309054","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08c270c1-8fd9-489d-8d11-d16f4a9497cd.jpg?v=1734907438","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-sense-for-murder-9781448309054","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}