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Cooking up Calamity
Paperback
Series: Catering Crime Cozy Mysteries, Book 1
Publisher: Leona Mills
Published: Nov 3 2025
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Ada Shaw has been a fast-food manager, bookkeeper, and knitting instructor, but what she always really wanted to do was own a catering business. With a flair for culinary creativity and a knack for chaos while navigating the challenges of her ADHD, her first three months are anything but boring. Then she gets what is going to be her big break: Shady Glen's wedding of the year.
Unfortunately, her dream job turns into a nightmare when she's accused of murder after the bride's tyrannical mother is found dead following a heated argument.
With the town's police chief convinced of her guilt, Ada teams up with her best friend Betsy and her loyal employee Jude to unravel a web of secrets and eccentricities. As they dig deeper, Ada discovers that her ADHD can be a double-edged sword-while it complicates her daily life, it also grants her the superpower of hyperfocus, helping her piece together the clues overlooked by others.
Amidst red herrings and culinary misadventures, Ada uncovers a motive as layered as a seven-layer cake, leading to a climactic showdown at the wedding reception.
Cooking up Calamity is a delightful cozy mystery that celebrates friendship, resilience, and the unexpected strengths found in our quirks. Join Ada on her journey of self-discovery as she learns that in life, just like in cooking, the most chaotic ingredients can create the sweetest outcomes.
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