{"product_id":"fragrance-of-death-9781448309030","title":"Fragrance of Death","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRestaurateur\u003cbr\u003e Sally Solari has a nose for trouble, \u003cbr\u003e but when her sense of smell goes missing, it's not just her career on the\u003cbr\u003e line . . . it's her life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Restaurateur Sally Solari is a champion, both in the kitchen and on the\u003cbr\u003e case, but after getting mixed up in one too many murders, her \u003ci\u003enonna's\u003c\/i\u003e friends have taken to crossing themselves every\u003cbr\u003e time they meet. Sally's determined to stay out of trouble and focus on her\u003cbr\u003e cooking. It's too bad the food scene in Santa Cruz is cut-throat - sometimes\u003cbr\u003e literally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a head cold knocks out Sally's sense of taste and smell, at the same time\u003cbr\u003e her old acquaintance Neil Lerici is murdered at the annual Artichoke\u003cbr\u003e Cook-Off, her powers of investigation are once again called into action.\u003cbr\u003e Could Neil have been killed by the local restaurant owner who took his\u003cbr\u003e winning spot at the competition? Or maybe by one of his siblings, who were\u003cbr\u003e desperate to sell the family farm to a real estate developer? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sally plunges headfirst into the case, risking alienating everyone she\u003cbr\u003e knows - including the handsome Detective Vargas, who finds her sleuthing both\u003cbr\u003e infuriating and endearing. And soon it's not just her restaurant and her\u003cbr\u003e tentative new relationship that are on the line - it's her life . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fragrance of Death\u003c\/i\u003e is a non-stop fun cozy\u003cbr\u003e mystery that will keep your mind buzzing and your mouth watering, and\u003cbr\u003e contains a selection of delicious recipes to cook at home.\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 '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\u003e Now retired from the law, Leslie spends her time cooking, cycling, gardening, singing alto in her local community chorus, and of course writing. She and her wife and their Jack Russell mix split their time between Santa Cruz and Hilo, Hawai'i.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452934852882,"sku":"9781448309030","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b92bfddd-b039-4cf8-8775-943225160d9f.jpg?v=1729828436","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fragrance-of-death-9781448309030","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}