Fed up

start, as the heroine is witty, down-to-earth, and rolls with the punches. Great competition to anything Diane Mott Davidson has ever offered. I am thoroughly hooked. Top this already winning combination off with some decadent-sounding recipes, and I can guarantee Steamed will be topping the bestseller list in no time.” —Roundtable Reviews
     

Gourmet Girl Mysteries
    by Jessica Conant-Park and Susan Conant
     
    STEAMED
    SIMMER DOWN
    TURN UP THE HEAT
    FED UP
     
    Dog Lover’s Mysteries by Susan Conant
     
    A NEW LEASH ON DEATH
    DEAD AND DOGGONE
    A BITE OF DEATH
    PAWS BEFORE DYING
    GONE TO THE DOGS
    BLOODLINES
    RUFFLY SPEAKING
    BLACK RIBBON
    STUD RITES
    ANIMAL APPETITE
    THE BARKER STREET REGULARS
    EVIL BREEDING
    CREATURE DISCOMFORTS
    THE WICKED FLEA
    THE DOGFATHER
    BRIDE AND GROOM
    GAITS OF HEAVEN
    ALL SHOTS
     
    Cat Lover’s Mysteries by Susan Conant
     
    SCRATCH THE SURFACE
     

 

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    FED UP
     
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    Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition / January 2010
     
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    For Melissa, a friend for life
     
     
     
     

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
     
    For contributing mouthwatering recipes, we thank Angela McKeller, Ann and Michel Devrient, Meg Driscoll, Josh and Jen Ziskin, Nancy R. Landman, Barbara Seagle, Raymond Ost, Bill Park, and Dwayne Minier.
    And for testing some of those recipes, we thank Mary Fairchild, Gina Micale, and Rita Schiavone.
    For detailing