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Miami Slice
Series · 4 books · 2022

Books in series

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#1

Rest in Pizza

2022

Trouble in paradise takes on a whole new meaning… When a body is discovered. Cassandra McNeil, the new manager of the sunny Miami location of Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria, is thrilled that now, after weeks of hard work and preparation, the restaurant is completely in her hands. A beginning that started out perfectly smoothly, turns into a nightmare when a man is found dead in the restaurant. Papa Pacelli’s has to temporarily shut down, cutting off the store’s revenue and tarnishing its reputation, due to an investigation that is pressing in on Cassandra from all sides. Now, uncertain as to whether or not she has a fighting chance of keeping her dream job, Cassandra realizes that she has to jump in and figure out who was behind the murder…before she becomes the next victim
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#2

Fishing for Murder

2022

What’s a girl to do… When wedding bells turn to death knells? Pizzeria manager and amateur sleuth, Cassandra McNeil, is over the moon when she hears that one of her best friends is coming to Miami to scout out possible wedding locations. Her excitement at seeing her friend is ruined, however, when a boating trip goes tragically awry, and it’s up to Cassandra to figure out the truth behind what happened. She enlists the help of her sister and the cute security guard from the bank down the street when it comes to the actual sleuthing, but quickly discovers that keeping up with the pizzeria while running an amateur investigation is a lot harder than she’d thought it would be. Will she have the stamina to get to the bottom of things and discover the truth? Find out in this delectable Cozy Mystery!
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#3

Hit-N-Run Murder

2022

No one is ever quite as they seem… Cassandra McNeil is finally beginning to feel comfortable as the manager at the Miami location of Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria. When her boss, Eleanora Pacelli, announces that she’s coming down for a surprise visit, suddenly, none of what Cassandra has done at the restaurant feels good enough, and she scrambles to make things even better in order to impress the woman whom she admires so much. But when Ellie is accused of a crime – and all the evidence seems to line up against her – Cassandra begins to have doubts about her boss. Scared of what she might find, she begins looking into the crime… and is shocked when she discovers the truth. Hold on to your seats, this Cozy Mystery is an exciting adventure!
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#4

Laced With Murder

2022

Sometimes you just want to cast your former life aside… Like and old shoe. After her old job went up in flames, pizzeria manager and amateur sleuth, Cassandra McNeil, never expected to be involved in the shoe selling business again, but her old life collides with her new one when a local hotel hosts a shoe store convention and some of her old coworkers come to town. With a handful of familiar faces to contend with – some that she parted on good terms with, and some not so much – she’s expecting it to be a busy week. She doesn’t expect it to be a deadly one. When one of the pizzeria’s regulars is found dead just outside the hotel that is hosting the convention, Cassandra can’t stay away. She has to know what happened and why. Is her past coming back to haunt her, or is the man’s killer someone from closer to home? Find out in this delicious Cozy Mystery!

Author

Patti Benning
Patti Benning
Author · 194 books

https://www.facebook.com/Patti-Bennin... When Cozy Mystery author, Patti Benning, isn’t busy plotting the deaths of multiple fictitious characters, she loves to spend time hiking with her rescue dog, Max, who is her bestest writing buddy. ​Patti loves to cook and the food in her books has been tried and tested in her very own kitchen. She’s technologically shy, and stays away from social media a great deal, because it makes her feel more awkward and introverted than meeting someone face to face. ​Writing is the perfect job for her because in her books, she gets to explore all the topics she loves, food, animals, crafts and reading. She loves her readers dearly, and is thankful for the opportunity to share with them through her work.

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