A Dash of Death BY L.B. DAYTON

    AMAZON

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A flawless night of fine dining.  A deadly twist.  Now, Kat Calloway with a little help from her new furry feline friend, Tux is scrambling to clear her name before she’s served up as the prime choice.

Kat Calloway, the rising star chef at Larkspur, is living her dream—until the unthinkable happens. Harrison Vaughn, a cruel, self-important food critic, drops dead after devouring her perfectly plated meal. What was supposed to be a night of culinary perfection crumbles into a hellish disaster.

With Vaughn’s death pinned on her, Kat becomes the main suspect in the murder investigation. The problem? Everyone ate the same meal, but only Vaughn is dead. Someone served up poison —but who? And how?

Ben, her loyal maitre d’ who has a knack for dark humor, also falls under suspicion with his flippant remark of wishing Vaughn a "final course." Together, they dig into the chaos, sifting through half-baked lies and undercooked truths from staff and guests, uncovering a deadlier plot than they ever imagined.

As the pressure rises like a soufflé, Kat must crack open the case before she’s locked up—or worse, becomes the next to bite the bullet.

 

MY REVIEW- TITLE: My favorite line: Don't Judge Me

This was my first book from this author and It starts out dramatic from the first chapter. And stayed interesting thru out the book. Twists and turns and unexpected suspects really did the trick. Kat was clever, skilled when it came to being a chef, charming when she wants to be, but also tough when needed. But then a cat that just happens to sit at her back door "adopts"her. She doesn't want a cat, but that doesn't matter to Tux who she later gives him that name. Her friend and co-worker Ben, was hilarious, charming and sometimes rude but also a "I stand with you" friend.
There's also a charming baking man whose shop is so often crowded because of his genius with pastries. Plus he's well know in pastry circles, and not hard on the eyes. And as her friend Ben not so delicately tells Kat, Bash Laurent has his eyes on you. She doesn't want a romance either, but there is an attraction there.
The mysteries come to a great conclusion leaving me very satisfied with how it all turned out ! I also have to add that the people were so well fleshed out that I could see someone of them like Ben, doing some of the things mentioned. 5 Stars from me.

There are some recipes in the back of the book after the really good Epilogue.