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The Enemy You Gnocchi - (Italian Chef Mysteries) by Catherine Bruns (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A delicious new holiday mystery from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns!
- Author(s): Catherine Bruns
- 336 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
- Series Name: Italian Chef Mysteries
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"It's the holiday season in Harvest Park, and the town is in a flurry of activity leading up to the popular Festival of Lights display! Tessa Esposito, chef and owner of Anything's Pastable, is keeping all things merry, bright, and delicious for everyone. But a dark cloud looms when Mario Russo, the new proprietor of More Mocha, decides it's thyme to sleigh his competition. Mario's new espresso bar has been stealing customers from Java Time, owned by Tessa's beloved friend, Archie. Things go from less-than-jolly to bleak when Mario, dressed up like Santa, is found dead in the snow during the Festival with one of Archie's knives besides him. Suspicion begins to snowball about town, and Tessa knows that it's up to her to prove her friend's innocence - and stop a cold-blooded killer - before it becomes the deadliest time of year.."--Book Synopsis
A delicious new holiday mystery from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns! It's Christmas time in Harvest Park, so grab your cocoa and sleuthing snow boots for a Christmas cozy mystery sure to sleigh!
It's the deadliest thyme of the year...
With snow dusting the ground and sauce sizzling on the stove, local chef Tessa Esposito is ready to serve up some holiday cheer. And with the annual Festival of Lights underway, it seems nothing can dim her spirits. Not even Mario Russo, the newest scrooge in town whose espresso bar has been quickly disrupting businesses and stealing customers from Harvest Park's favorite coffeehouse.
But when Mario is discovered at the festival's opening, face down in a Santa suit, Tessa realizes the bah humbug runs deeper than she could have imagined. And when one of her dearest friends is implicated in the crime, she must make a list of Mario's enemies, check them twice, and discover the cold-blooded killer. Especially before they can sleigh again.
Review Quotes
"Beneath all the red sauce, Bruns offers standard cozy fare with a dash of detection on the side." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Have you only got time for one Christmas book this holiday season? I've got the one for you. It's a beautiful rectangle that holds a Christmas story, wrapped up in a romance, and tied together with a big bow of a mystery." -- Mystery and Suspense Magazine