The Enemy You Gnocchi

by Catherine Bruns Narrated by Allyson Morgan

Overview

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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"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

Kirkus Reviews

2021-06-29
A young widow seeks the killer of a fellow restaurateur.

Tessa Esposito is slowly adjusting to the loss of her husband, Dylan, murdered 14 months ago. With the help of her assistant, Stephanie Beaudry, and her cousins Gabby and Gino, she's focused on making her Italian place, Anything's Pastable, the best dining spot in Harvest Park, New York. She has the full support of her handsome landlord, Vince Falducci, who intervenes when customers like Mario Russo get too friendly. Tessa dislikes Mario not only for being a letch, but for opening The Espresso Lane in direct competition with her old friend Archie Fenton's Java Time. So it would hardly have rocked Tessa's busy world to have Mario stabbed to death during Harvest Park's annual Festival of Lights if the police—meaning her cousin Gino, who's the local chief—didn't focus on Archie as the prime suspect. Desperate to help her friend, Tessa looks for alternatives and finds many: jilted lovers, shady loan sharks, and Archie's hotheaded son. There's also an old girlfriend in Mario's past who died after their last date. With all this sleuthing to do, you'd think Tessa would hardly have time for the obligatory romantic complications, but in addition to the attentions of hunky Vince, there's Justin, a firefighter with a sense of humor who's looking for a promotion from Dylan's best friend to Tessa's best squeeze.

Beneath all the red sauce, Bruns offers standard cozy fare with a dash of detection on the side.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940194630783
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	05/27/2025
Series:	Italian Chef Mysteries , #3
Edition description:	Unabridged

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