Download or read book Hickory Smoked Homicide written by Riley Adams and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BBQ-joint owner Lulu Taylor knows pretty much everyone in Memphis who loves ribs. But one person she'd rather not know is Tristan Pembroke, a snooty pageant coach with a mean streak. When she finds Tristan's dead body stuffed in a closet at a party, the police are suspicious- especially since Lulu's developed a taste for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Caught in a situation stickier than molasses, Lulu must clear her name, or risk getting fried...

Download or read book Delicious and Suspicious written by Riley Adams and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Aunt Pat's barbecue restaurant, which serves up Memphis fun with a side order of murder. Recipes included. Named in honor of Lulu Taylor's great aunt, Aunt Pat's family-run Memphis restaurant is known for its ribs and spicy cornbread. But now the Taylor family will be known for murder... Rebecca Adrian came to Memphis to suss out the best local BBQ for a prominent Cooking Channel Show. Trouble is, a mystery ingredient has killed her-and now all fingers are pointing to Aunt Pat's restaurant. Horrified that her family is being accused of murder, Lulu fires up her investigative skills to solve the crime before someone else gets skewered.

Download or read book Finger Lickin Dead written by Riley Adams and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-06 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Aunt Pat's barbecue restaurant in the heart of Memphis. Family run, it was named for Lulu Taylor's great-aunt. When an anonymous food critic blasts several local restaurants - including Aunt Pat's - with bad reviews, Lulu and her customers areburning mad, especially when they discover that Eppie Currian is the pen name of their friend's cheating boyfriend. Then "Eppie" gets his own fatal review, and the list of suspects is long. To catch the real killer, Lulu is going to have to put down her barbeque tongs.

Download or read book Behind the Seams written by Elizabeth Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2023-03-22 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-laid plans can fall to pieces. What could be more fun than a quilt retreat with friends? The Village Quilters and the Cut-Ups guilds decided to head out of Dappled Hills for a relaxing retreat at a lakeside conference center. They happily headed on their quilt trip, delighted at the prospect of the advertised sewing room that stayed open all day and night. There was also a promised campfire the last night with s'mores. However, what wasn’t on the agenda was murder. Nor a winter storm that isolated them from any help. When one quilter comes to a mysterious end, Beatrice works behind the scenes to find out who's responsible before someone else is permanently stitched up.

Download or read book Edit to Death written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book goes from ‘tell-all' to ‘dead men tell no tales.' Retired English teacher Myrtle Clover is frequently asked to proofread for friends. So she wasn’t totally surprised when her friend Pearl asked her to take a look at her memoir and polish it up. But before Myrtle could pull out her red pen, Pearl was found … murdered. Now Myrtle and her senior sidekick Miles must track down the memoir and the murderer before the killer makes any more final revisions.

Download or read book Death at a Drop In written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You’re invited to a deadly drop-in. Cosette Whitlow is a society matron…if tiny Bradley, North Carolina, has one. She kindly volunteers for all the town's charities, but isn’t nearly as kind to her own family, neighbors, and friends. In fact, Cosette is emphatically disliked by much of the town—including octogenarian Myrtle Clover. And Myrtle knows that dislike in Bradley can quickly turn deadly.No one seems surprised when Cosette’s body is discovered during a party she’s hosting—she was struck on the head with a croquet mallet. Wanting to restore order to the small town, Myrtle resolves to track down the killer—before the killer strikes again.

Download or read book A Body at Book Club written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2014-03-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one book club meeting that doesn’t go by the book. When octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover discovers Naomi Pelter’s dead body during a book club meeting, the other members seem shocked. But Myrtle can read between the lines. Naomi had riled everyone up by flirting with other people’s husbands, arguing with neighbors, and generally making a nuisance of herself. Murdering troublemakers is the oldest trick in the book. The book club members seem too sweet to be killers, but Myrtle knows better than to judge books by their covers. Myrtle’s investigation into the murder will take a more novel approach than her police chief son’s by-the-book methods. Can Myrtle and her widower sidekick uncover the killer…before he writes them off for good?

Download or read book The Type A Guide to Dinner Parties written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2024-11-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A party becomes perilous when murder is on the menu. Samantha Prescott, the epitome of Type-A organization, is determined to prove that hosting the perfect dinner party is a precise art form. From meticulously arranged seating to an RSVP system that could rival NASA's mission control, Sam's approach is nothing short of perfection. As she sends out invitations with embedded polls on dietary restrictions, arranges the table with military precision, and thoughtfully places cards for a seating arrangement worthy of a royal banquet, Sam believes she has anticipated every possible hiccup. Little did she know that a murder would be the unexpected guest at her rigorously planned dinner. Now, armed with her trusty lists, suspect scorecards, and a flair for deduction, Sam embarks on a quest to unmask the killer hiding among her seemingly well-mannered guests. Will she crack the case before dessert, or will her Type-A tendencies become a recipe for disaster?

Download or read book Crosspatch written by Elizabeth Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This crosspatch is at cross purposes with everyone. Summer, despite her cheery name, was hardly a ray of sunshine in the small town of Dappled Hills. She had a crabby personality and was constantly looking for ways to insert herself and her opinions into other people’s business. In fact, when most people saw Summer approaching, they fancifully imagined storm clouds heading in their direction. Perhaps it wasn’t much of a surprise then when Summer was discovered, dead. When one of Beatrice’s friends is suspected in Summer’s murder, the retired art curator and amateur sleuth starts nosing around to clear his name. Can she find out who killed Summer before the murderer strikes again?

Download or read book A Myrtle Clover Christmas written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone will be getting coal in his stocking . . . It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the small town of Bradley, North Carolina. Wreaths adorn doors, halls are decked, and candles cheerfully glow in windows. Adding to the Christmas excitement, there's also a lovely local wedding with many guests to wish the couple well. The wedding becomes a bit too exciting, however, when octogenarian sleuth Myrtle discovers the bride's rather outspoken aunt, mysteriously murdered. Myrtle and her senior sidekick must find the killer before someone else doesn’t make it home for Christmas.

Download or read book Out of Circulation written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sun-kissed haven of Charleston, Ann and Grayson race to solve a deadly puzzle before more than just books are out of circulation. When Ann's former college roommate becomes engaged, it's back to Charleston for Ann and Grayson. Before leaving, however, Ann's boss tasks her with meeting with the SC state archaeologist to help him implement a historical preservation initiative he wants the library involved with. Charleston is another fun blur of restaurants, shopping, and beach trips. But when Ann takes a break from the fun for her meeting, she finds the state archeologist...dead. Things seem even worse when her friend's fiancé becomes a suspect in the mysterious death. Can Ann and Grayson track down the killer before someone else is out of circulation?

Download or read book Spine Tingling written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unintended snooping can mean getting into someone's bad books. The Whitby Library has been a busy place lately, between book clubs, children’s storytimes, and students working on research projects. Ann has been busy, too, which is why she’s so glad to see some new volunteers to help the staff out. One of the volunteers is worried, though, and comes to Ann with a problem. She’s seen something odd . . . maybe even suspicious. Ann tries advising her, but the volunteer still seems troubled. The next day, the woman meets her own suspicious end. Can Ann, with the help of her friends, help solve the mystery before someone else is permanently checked out?

Download or read book A Novel Idea written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes a novel idea can turn out to be a bad one. Sally Simmons was rather misunderstood in the small town of Whitby, North Carolina. An awkward woman with a sly countenance, she became a regular at the library, spending a good deal of time scribbling in a notebook and staring vacantly off into space. It turned out, to everyone’s surprise, that Sally had been industriously penning a novel. To their greater surprise, it became something of a sensation, even landing itself on the bestseller lists. Since much of the novel had been written within the hallowed walls of the Whitby Library, reference librarian Ann and other staff members decide to hold an event to celebrate Sally’s accomplishment and learn more about her book. Sadly, it soon becomes evident that Sally’s book was inspired by actual residents of Whitby—and that she concealed their identities poorly. When Sally meets an unfortunate demise, it’s up to Ann to figure out the killer so the police can throw the book at him.

Download or read book A Southern Quilting Cozy Christmas written by Elizabeth Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beatrice has more than presents to unwrap this Christmas. In the charming mountain town of Dappled Hills, Christmas is a time of twinkling lights, cozy quilts, and enchantment. This holiday season, the tight-knit community is buzzing with excitement as they prepare for the most extravagant event of the year—local socialite Arabella's legendary Christmas soirée. As the snowflakes gently fall, Arabella opens the doors of her lavish mansion. Guests arrive in their finest attire, ready to enjoy the celebration. But amidst the cheer and glittering decorations, a sudden hush descends when tragedy strikes. A mysterious death rocks the event, casting a dark shadow over the season's merriment. As Beatrice pieces together cluses and discovers secrets against the backdrop of Christmas craft fairs and festive carolers, old grudges resurface, and trust is put to the test. She must uncover the truth to bring peace and closure to Dappled Hills in time for Christmas.

Download or read book Smokelore written by Jim Auchmutey and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbecue: It’s America in a mouthful. The story of barbecue touches almost every aspect of our history. It involves indigenous culture, the colonial era, slavery, the Civil War, the settling of the West, the coming of immigrants, the Great Migration, the rise of the automobile, the expansion of suburbia, the rejiggering of gender roles. It encompasses every region and demographic group. It is entwined with our politics and tangled up with our race relations. Jim Auchmutey follows the delicious and contentious history of barbecue in America from the ox roast that celebrated the groundbreaking for the U.S. Capitol building to the first barbecue launched into space almost two hundred years later. The narrative covers the golden age of political barbecues, the evolution of the barbecue restaurant, the development of backyard cooking, and the recent rediscovery of traditional barbecue craft. Along the way, Auchmutey considers the mystique of barbecue sauces, the spectacle of barbecue contests, the global influences on American barbecue, the roles of race and gender in barbecue culture, and the many ways barbecue has been portrayed in our art and literature. It’s a spicy story that involves noted Americans from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama.

Download or read book Rubbed Out written by Riley Adams and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even Lulu Taylor—proprietress of Aunt Pat’s Barbeque Restaurant in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee—needs to get out of the kitchen now and then. But at the Rock and Ribs festival, she finds more than a taste of trouble… Reuben Shaw rubs a lot of people the wrong way—including Lulu’s best friend, Cherry, who has the misfortune of being in the booth next to his at the festival. The pigheaded pit master thinks he’s a shoo-in to win the barbeque competition, but he spends more time stirring up trouble than seasoning his spare ribs. Hours after she gets into a quarrel with him, Cherry finds Shaw dead with a butcher knife in his chest. Now it’s her turn to get grilled—by the police. Lulu sets out to clear her friend’s name and finds Shaw had more secrets than his BBQ recipe. She’ll need to act fast, because the real killer will spare no one…including Lulu. Includes recipes!

Download or read book Pressed For Time written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Beatrice’s wedding day approaches, murder finds a way to make her pressed for time. Beatrice and Wyatt’s days are spent planning their cozy, chapel wedding. Both widowed, they mean to keep their wedding an intimate, family affair. But everyone in Dappled Hills still wants to celebrate the happy couple. Beatrice and Wyatt find themselves at dinners, picnics, and barbeques in their honor. When one of the festivities goes deadly wrong, Beatrice must try to unveil the killer before making her vows.