Another One Bites The Crust

Champagne and ball gowns, fairy lights and music. Oxford summer balls are one of the highlights of the calendar and tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose is looking forward to taking a break and slipping into something gorgeous for the evening. But when the night ends with a celebrity chef murdered by his own whisk, Gemma finds herself plunged into a new mystery-and the nosy Old Biddies keen to help with the investigation. But trouble is also brewing at her quaint Cotswolds tearoom: between fighting claims that she's serving "fake" custard tarts and stopping her little tabby, Muesli, from being catnapped, Gemma has her hands full-and that's before she has to fend off an amorous Italian. To top it all, her boyfriend Devlin's mother is coming to visit and Gemma is anxious to make a good impression. although Mrs O'Connor isn't quite what she expected. With so much going on, it's a recipe for disaster-but with a bit of help from her bossy mother, Gemma might just solve the case. and live to bake another day. English custard tart recipe at the end of the story.