{"title":"T. C. Lotempio","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-blue-ribbon-murder-paperback","title":"A Blue Ribbon Murder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the organizer of a major cat competition is murdered and the grand prize is stolen, Shell McMillan will have to claw through the clues to catch a killer . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Kitty Club Cat Show has come to Fox Hollow, and everyone from casual cat lovers to competitive breeders has shown up for the contest. Pet shop owner Shell McMillan has two cats entered, and like everyone else she has her eye on the grand prize, a vibrant red leash with a solid gold cat-head figurine attached. As the judging begins, cat owners clash and the fur flies, until a power outage throws the whole arena into darkness. But when the lights come back up, the event's organizer is found dead and the grand prize is missing.Shell knows the obvious suspect is the victim's stepson, who's up to his neck in gambling debts and would kill to get his hands on his inheritance. But there are plenty of disgruntled competitors to consider too, including some who had an old score to settle with the victim. Every clue is catnip for Shell, especially as she puzzles out whether the thief and the murderer are the same person. Either way, with two crimes to solve and a killer on the loose, she'll have to tread carefully so that her dreams of Best in Show don't end with Rest in Peace . . .\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the books of T. C. LoTempio, winner of the Firebird Award for Best Cozy Mystery: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"If you love cozy mystery books with cats, great characters, yummy food descriptions, and twisty mysteries, you will love \u003cem\u003eA Purr Before Dying\u003c\/em\u003e!\" -\u003cem\u003eChristy's Cozy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorners\u003c\/em\u003e\"With smart humans and even smarter cats, \u003cem\u003eA Side Dish of Death\u003c\/em\u003e is a fast-paced closed-circle mystery that promotes cat rescue. A volatile chef, a hurricane, and murder make this one fundraiser that won't soon be forgotten!\" -\u003cem\u003eCozy Up with Cathy\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Side Dish of Death\u003c\/em\u003e was a charming cozy mystery filled with delightful cats and their people and friends. While I enjoy catching up with the humans in these stories, the cats really do steal the show.\" -Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book\"A fabulous addition to the fun cozy mystery series. It can be read on its own but it is so much better if you have read them in order. T. C. LoTempio creates a story that you won't want to put down.\" -\u003cem\u003eBooks A Plenty Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101863612639,"sku":"9781966322450","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/vIEECO_hWN9781966322450.webp?v=1781075785"},{"product_id":"when-sleuthing-spells-trouble-paperback","title":"When Sleuthing Spells Trouble - Paperback","description":"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102573334751,"sku":"9781966322399","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/fV0xP69h4O9781966322399.webp?v=1781083514"},{"product_id":"a-dish-best-served-dead-paperback","title":"A Dish Best Served Dead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a food convention turns fatal, Tiffany Austin will have to cook up a scheme to catch a killer . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe national Foodie Fest is in town and food blogger Tiffany Austin is thrilled to report on the event, even if it means crossing paths with an arrogant and annoying chef from her past. The man can't help boasting of his success, but he also lets slip to Tiffany that he's publishing a tell-all memoir that will be filled with scandalous secrets about many people in the food industry. It's a risky career move, and maybe just plain risky, as Tiffany discovers later that day when she finds the chef's dead body mere steps from the convention center.With any number of reputations and careers at stake if the chef's memoir were ever published, Tiffany realizes virtually everyone at the event is a suspect. Wending her way through the convention crowd in her guise as a reporter, she cautiously questions as many of the participants as she can, hoping to unearth a telling clue or a false alibi. Because while everyone has a skeleton or two in the closet, Tiffany knows someone at the food fest has a secret they'd kill to protect-and would kill for again if she gets too close to the truth . . . \u003cem\u003eIncludes scrumptious Foodie Fest recipes!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the books of T. C. LoTempio, winner of the Firebird Award for Best Cozy Mystery: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"If you love cozy mystery books with cats, great characters, yummy food descriptions, and twisty mysteries, you will love \u003cem\u003eA Purr Before Dying\u003c\/em\u003e!\" -\u003cem\u003eChristy's Cozy Corners\u003c\/em\u003e\"A fabulous addition to the fun cozy mystery series. It can be read on its own but it is so much better if you have read them in order. T. C. LoTempio creates a story that you won't want to put down.\" -\u003cem\u003eBooks A Plenty Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \"I hope we get more adventures and mysteries with Nora and Nick. There's so much intrigue in each book with some hints at a potential romance. I know I'm in for hours of enjoyment when I see a new Nick and Nora book out.\" -\u003cem\u003eSocrates' Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Purr Before Dying\u003c\/em\u003e was so entertaining. I hope this series continues for a long time as these characters are some of my favorites.\" -\u003cem\u003eEscape With Dollycas Into A Good Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102799237343,"sku":"9781966322184","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TnrQsL8dy59781966322184.webp?v=1781087378"},{"product_id":"a-side-dish-of-death-paperback","title":"A Side Dish of Death - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a celebrity chef is murdered, Shell McMillan has to cook up a plan to trap the killer of a man for all seasonings . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith adopt-a-cat month in full swing in Fox Hollow, pet shop owner Shell McMillan decides that hosting a night of murder mystery dinner theater will be a fun way to raise funds for the cause. But she didn't realize that the celebrity chef she'd hired for the event would turn out to be a tyrannical snob, or that her scoundrel of an ex-fianc? would turn up with his own shady agenda. Still, the show must go on, and as the lighthearted plot on-stage unfolds, the scene off-stage turns decidedly darker when the chef is found murdered.Rather than question an entire roomful of possible suspects, Shell determines that looking into the victim's past will lead her to the culprit more quickly. What she finds is that the chef had left behind a disreputable past and a trail of disgruntled people, including a long string of women he'd wronged and a host of others who may have been out for revenge. But as Shell closes in on the killer, the killer is closing in on her. And she's discovering that while too many cooks can spoil the broth, being a murderer's next target can really ruin your appetite . . . \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the books of T. C. LoTempio, winner of the Firebird Award for Best Cozy Mystery: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you love cozy mystery books with cats, great characters, yummy food descriptions, and twisty mysteries, you will love \u003cem\u003eA Purr Before Dying\u003c\/em\u003e!\" -\u003cem\u003eChristy's Cozy Corners\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fabulous addition to the fun cozy mystery series. It can be read on its own but it is so much better if you have read them in order. T. C. LoTempio creates a story that you won't want to put down.\" -\u003cem\u003eBooks A Plenty Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I hope we get more adventures and mysteries with Nora and Nick. There's so much intrigue in each book with some hints at a potential romance. I know I'm in for hours of enjoyment when I see a new Nick and Nora book out.\" -\u003cem\u003eSocrates' Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Purr Before Dying\u003c\/em\u003e was so entertaining. I hope this series continues for a long time as these characters are some of my favorites.\" -\u003cem\u003eEscape With Dollycas Into A Good Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103202152671,"sku":"9781960511980","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/n1RJgN6p599781960511980.webp?v=1781090480"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/t-c-lotempio.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}