Pop-Up Dinner Murder

A Wickedly Clever Culinary Cozy Mystery

A celebrity chef is dead.
The kitchen was full.
And no one saw a thing.

When visiting chef Brock Ashford collapses mid-bite at an exclusive pop-up dinner, Chef Fiona Firth knows it wasn’t an accident. Someone used the chaos. And they chose their moment carefully.

Fiona never wanted to attend the high-profile event hosted by her longtime rival, Cassandra Volk. But in Seacliff Springs, absence is noticed. When Ashford dies during service, Fiona’s instincts, honed in demanding kitchens and guided by her family’s quiet herbal craft, tell her this was no mistake. It was an interruption. Precise. Patient. Planned.

The police take control, but Fiona can’t ignore the patterns. A station moved. A camera shifted. A narrow window when attention fractured. Someone understood the kitchen well enough to disappear inside it.

Then a message arrives meant for Fiona alone.

The killer isn’t reckless.
They’re careful.
And Fiona is next.