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Raising the Steaks
2024
First Published
4.37
Average Rating
116
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Getting to the meat of the matter… Can be murder. Chef and soon-to-be amateur sleuth, Lydia Thackery, is the co-owner, with her ex-husband, of Iron and Flame, a steakhouse in Quarry Creek, Wisconsin. Typically, Lydia’s biggest source of drama is the fact that her ex brings in a string of women to woo over a nicely cooked steak. But everything changes when one of his dates is murdered…and Lydia becomes a suspect. Dismayed by the news, and terrified that word could get out and adversely impact her business, Lydia has no choice but to do some digging and prove her innocence before she loses everything. To do that, she realizes that she may have to come face to face with a killer. Putting it all on the line, she dives in, hoping that things don’t end badly when a murderer discovers she’s on their trail. Can she grill the suspects and catch a killer? Find out in this deliciously twisty Culinary Cozy Mystery!

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Author

Patti Benning
Patti Benning
Author · 222 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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