Get a taste of justice in the first mystery in national bestselling author Kylie Logan’s Chili Cook-Off series! Romance is supposed to be the spice of life. But Maxie Pierce is so done with bad relationships—well, almost. She just has to get rid of the latest loser, Roberto. Besides, she has more important things to worry about. Her daddy, Texas Jack Pierce, king of the chili cook-off circuit, has been missing for nearly six weeks now. In his place, she must team up with her irritating half sister, Sylvia, to promote the family business at the Taos Chili Showdown, to be judged by celebrity chef Carter Donnelly. But when Maxie discovers Roberto’s body in the chef’s trailer—only hours after publicly breaking up with him while wearing a giant red chili pepper costume—she suddenly finds she’s the one in the spotlight as the police pepper her with questions. Now this Chili Chick needs to kick up the search to catch the real killer and get back to finding her father... INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!

Get a taste of justice in the first mystery in national bestselling author Kylie Logan’s Chili Cook-Off series! Romance is supposed to be the spice of life. But Maxie Pierce is so done with bad relationships—well, almost. She just has to get rid of the latest loser, Roberto. Besides, she has more important things to worry about. Her daddy, Texas Jack Pierce, king of the chili cook-off circuit, has been missing for nearly six weeks now. In his place, she must team up with her irritating half sister, Sylvia, to promote the family business at the Taos Chili Showdown, to be judged by celebrity chef Carter Donnelly. But when Maxie discovers Roberto’s body in the chef’s trailer—only hours after publicly breaking up with him while wearing a giant red chili pepper costume—she suddenly finds she’s the one in the spotlight as the police pepper her with questions. Now this Chili Chick needs to kick up the search to catch the real killer and get back to finding her father... INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!

Chefs will compete to win-and someone will lose their life. The nation's hottest new reality show-the Ultimate Freakin' Cook-off-is coming to town, and Newbridge's chefs are champing at the bit to demonstrate their best chili recipes in a televised showdown. With a huge cash prize and a front-page feature in the local newspaper up for grabs, Bethany decides to put her skills to the test. It'll be good for her business, and face it, she needs the prize money to pay the rent while her soup kiosk is closed during the train station renovation. But when one person is hospitalized and another dies after tasting entries in the contest, Bethany and the other chefs are the prime suspects in a murder investigation. The ultimate showdown is about more than who has the best recipe-it's about who has the best motive. Will Bethany catch the killer before another unsuspecting diner is poisoned? Or will the rogue murderer's rampage close all the restaurants in town? Includes delicious recipes! If you like smart culinary mysteries with quirky characters and quaint seaside towns, you'll love the Death du Jour series that follows Bethany Bradstreet as she builds her culinary career and solves crimes with the help of her friends. Chili con Carnage is the third book in the Death du Jour series. This book has clean language and mild suspense with no cliffhangers. It contains depictions of an LGBT relationship. The DEATH DU JOUR Series: Crime Chowder (Book 1)Risky Bisqueness (short story, Book 1.5)Rest in Split Peas (Book 2)Chili con Carnage (Book 3)Lentil Death Do Us Part (Book 4)

Better than a police academy course, all 80 of these simple stories show one how to find the culprit while everyone else is confused. As readers explore these fascinating whodunits, they enter a bizarre, glamorous, and dangerous world of mobsters, millionaires, and heiresses--and detectives. 102 illustrations.

This book proves that cuisine de asphalt knows no boundaries--Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain have tasty items unique and available to those who have this trusty guide in hand, ready for use.