No Parm No Foul

by Linda Reilly

Overview

Welcome to Balsam Dell, Vermont—where the air is crisp, the cheese is melty, and murder is always on the menu.

Carly Hale is finally settling into her cozy new life in Balsam Dell. Her grilled cheese café is the town's tastiest little secret, and the Halloween food competition has the whole village wrapped in flannel, pumpkins, and just a touch of mischief. But when a culinary rivalry turns fatal, Carly finds herself at the center of a small-town mystery—one with secrets as layered as her signature melts.

Determined to clear her name and protect the tight-knit community she's come to love, Carly trades spatulas for sleuthing. Along the way, she'll navigate prickly neighbors, deep-rooted grudges, and a case that's anything but cut and dried. Can Carly clear her name before the killer strikes again? If she doesn't, she might find herself serving grilled cheese sandwiches under lock and brie!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728238357
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	07/26/2022
Series:	Grilled Cheese Mysteries , #2
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.00(d)

Editorial Reviews

"Foodies and mystery lovers will come for the red herrings and stay for the cheese." — Kirkus

From the Publisher

2022-04-27
It starts with a food fight and ends with murder.

Carly Hale’s dream of opening a restaurant specializing in everything grilled cheese has finally come to fruition. When her part-time helper, Grant Robinson, quits his job at Sub-a-Dub-Sub, his irritable ex-boss, Ferris Menard, naturally blames Carly. Both owners have entered the Halloween festival food contest, and tensions run even higher after Menard accuses Carly of trying to ruin his business and somebody paints a skull on her car. The announcement of the winner is held up by the discovery that the ballot box has been stuffed. The next morning Menard is found dead. Though there’s a steak knife in his chest, it turns out that he was dead before he was stabbed. Chief Holloway, who’s familiar with Carly’s sleuthing skills, warns her off, but the framing of her boyfriend, Ari Mitchell, for the murder guarantees that she’ll ignore the chief’s advice. Perhaps unwisely, she hires Menard’s daughter, Holly, who needs a job while the sub shop is closed. Carly learns a lot more about Menard’s background as a lifelong resident, including the high school bullying and the divorce that made him plenty of enemies. One of her best customers is a retired teacher who keeps leaving her unusual poems of encouragement. Could her knowledge solve the case?

Foodies and mystery lovers will come for the red herrings and stay for the cheese.

Kirkus Reviews