Part of Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, book 14
First published 2007
Goldy Schulz arrives at the Aspen Meadow Library ready to serve a special holiday breakfast to the staff. She has prepared Dickens-themed dishes including Great Expectations Grapefruit, Chuzzlewit Cheese Pie, and Bleak House Bars. The festive morning takes a dark turn when murder disrupts the literary celebration. Goldy finds herself caught between her catering duties and a dangerous situation that threatens the quiet library setting. The cheerful holiday atmosphere vanishes as Goldy must navigate the deadly consequences that have invaded what should have been a simple breakfast service. Her culinary skills become secondary to survival as the morning's events spiral beyond anything she anticipated when she planned the menu.
Genres: fiction, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: cozy, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Aspen Meadow Library
Period: Holiday
368 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow