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Butter Off Dead
  • Published: 4 January 2016
  • ISBN: 9780425259566
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $22.99
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Butter Off Dead

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7 July 2015
Paperback
4 Jan 2016
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The 3rd book in the Food Lovers' Village mystery series, featuring Erin Murphy who runs a food market focusing on local, homegrown Montana fare.

As the national bestselling Food Lovers’ Village Mysteries continue, the merchants of Jewel Bay, Montana, try to heat up chilly winter business with a new film festival. But their plans are sent reeling when a dangerous killer dims the lights on a local vendor...

In an attempt to woo tourists to Jewel Bay and cheer up the townies, Erin Murphy, manager of the specialty local foods market known as the Merc, is organizing the First Annual Food Lovers’ Film Festival, filled with classic foodie flicks and local twists on favorite movie treats. But when her partner in planning, painter Christine Vandeberg, is found dead only days before the curtain rises, Erin suspects someone is attempting to stop the films from rolling.

To make matters worse, Nick—Erin’s brother and Christine’s beau—has top billing on the suspect list. Convinced her brother is innocent and determined that the show must go on, Erin has to find who’s really to blame before Nick gets arrested or the festival gets shut down. But the closer she gets to the killer, the more likely it becomes that she’ll be the next person cut from the program...

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!
  • Published: 4 January 2016
  • ISBN: 9780425259566
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $22.99
Categories:

About the author

Leslie Budewitz

National bestselling author Leslie Budewitz writes the Spice Shop Mysteries and the Food Lovers’ Village Mysteries. She fell in love with Seattle’s Pike Place Market as a college student, and still misses prowling its streets and alleys, sniffing out tasty treats and sensory delights. Leslie won the 2013 Agatha Award for Best First Novel for Death al Dente, first in the Food Lovers’ Village Mysteries, and won the 2011 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction for Books, Crooks & Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure. She loves to cook, eat, hike, travel, garden, and paint—not necessarily in that order. She lives in northwest Montana with her husband, Don Beans, a doctor of natural medicine, and their Burmese cat, Ruff, an avid bird-watcher.
portrait photo of Leslie Budewitz

Also by Leslie Budewitz

Killing Thyme
Guilty as Cinnamon
Assault and Pepper
Crime Rib
Death Al Dente
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Praise for Butter Off Dead

Crime Rib is a savory addition to a great series that will have you craving more from this talented author." --Books-n-Kisses

"Small-town charm and big-time chills. Jewel Bay, Montana, is a food lover's paradise--and ground zero for murder! A dizzying culinary delight with a twisty-turny plot! I'm totally enamored of Leslie Budewitz's huckleberry chocolates, Shasta daisies, and Cowboy Roast coffee."--Laura Childs, New York Times bestselling author

"An intriguing sleuth who loves gourmet food, family, and her hometown, plus recipes to die for distinguish a delectable mystery."--Carolyn Hart, national bestselling author of Dead, White, and Blue

"Clever, charming, and completely yummy. Leslie Budewitz cooks up a delectable mystery! A tempting concoction of food, fun, and fatalities that will have you racing through the suspenseful pages...then heading for the kitchen to try out the irresistible recipes. More please!"--Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity award-winning author

"The first book in a delicious new series. Leslie Budewitz has created a believable, down-to-earth heroine in Erin Murphy, who uses her sleuthing skills and the Spreadsheet of Suspicion to catch a killer. The supporting cast of characters, from Erin's mother, Fresca to her cat, Sandburg, are charming. I'm looking forward to my next visit to Jewel Bay."--Sofie Kelly, bestselling author of the Magical Cat Mysteries