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Models’ Mushroom Soup

Asian Spring Rolls

Savory Florentine Cheesecake

Endive, Radicchio, and Arugula with Red Wine-Pear Vinaigrette

Honeydew and Raspberries

Parker House Rolls, Cornbread Biscuits, Sourdough-Thyme Baguettes

Burnt Sugar Cake, Whipped Cream

Sparkling Water, Fruit Juices, Coffee, Tea

Five-star Praise for the

Nationally Bestsellins Mysteries

of Diane Mott Davidson

“The Julia Child of mystery writers.”—Colrado Springs Gazette Telegraph

“Mouthwatering.”—The Denver Post

“Delicious … sure to satisfy!”—Sue Grafton

“If devouring Diane Mott Davidson’s newest whodunit in a single sitting is any reliable indicator, then this was a delicious hit.”——Los Angeles Times

“You don’t have to be a cook or a mystery fan to love Diane Mott Davidson’s books. But if you’re either—her tempting recipes and elaborate plots add up to a literary feast!”—The San Diego Union- Tribune

“Mixes recipes and mayhem to perfection.”—Sunday Denver Post

“Davidson is one of the few authors who has been able to seamlessly stir in culinary scenes without losing the focus of the mystery … [she] has made the culinary mystery more than just a passing phase.”— Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale

“Goldy and her collection of friends and family continue to mix up dandy mysteries and add tempting recipes to the readers’ cookbooks at the same time.”—The Dallas Morning News

Also by

Diane Mott DavidsonCatering to Nobody

Dying for Chocolate

The Cereal Murders

The Last Suppers

Killer Pancake

The Main Corpse

The Grilling Season

Tough Cookie

Sticks & Scones

Chopping Spree

In loving memory

of Ann Ripley Blakeslee

1919–1998

Wonderful teacher, brilliant writer, unfailing friend

They shall perish, but you [Lord] will endure;

they all shall wear out like a garment;

as clothing you will change them,

and they shall be changed;

But you are always the same,

and your years will never end.

PSALM 102: 26-27

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to acknowledge the help of the following people: Jim, Jeff, J.Z., and Joe Davidson; Kate Miciak, a fabulous editor; Sandra Dijkstra, a superb agent; Susan Corcoran, an outstanding publicist; Amanda Powers, a brilliant factotum; the great Lee Karr and the wonderful group that assembles at her home; John William Schenk, a wonderful chef and teacher; Karen Johnson, who fuels the author with truffles and culinary information; Thorenia West, who came up with the idea for this project and allowed the author to work in her domain; Meiko Catron, a phenomenal artistic director; all the talented people at Independence Pass Productions: Kit De Fever, Larraine Todd, Evan Waters, Errol Hamilton, Ludovic Chatelain, Levente, and Greg Griner; Aaron Bixby, for sharing insights; Katherine Goodwin Saideman, for her diligent reading of the manuscript; Ellen Shea, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Richard Staller, D.O., Elk Ridge Family Physicians; Sergeant Robert Knuth; Carol Devine Rusley; Triena Harper, assistant deputy coroner, Jefferson County, Colorado; Jim Dullenty of the Rocky Mountain House in Hamilton, Montana; Sybil Downing, and Richard “Pat” Patterson, for sharing their knowledge of the historic West; Brian Lang, curator, Hiwan Homestead Museum; Elaine Mongeau, King Soopers Pharmacy; and, of course, for continuing to be an unending source of patience and information, Sergeant Richard Millsapps, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Golden, Colorado.

“No woman can be too thin or

too rich.”

ATTRIBUTED TO

THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR

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