A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump

But if Sam can’t “pour” over the clues to find the killer, it may soon be last call for her.

While visiting Richmond Hill, Georgia, in November 2021, the life of Karla. Who could have wanted Mark dead? His wife, Gabby? His girlfriend, Darcy? Someone who wanted his seat on the council? Or another citizen of this sweet Texas town that holds some seedy secrets? Job hunting, building her mixology business, and fending off late-night phone calls from her nearly betrothed don’t leave much time for sleuthing. Mandy McHugh / Chloe Cates Is Missing Michelle Hillen Klump / A Dash of Death. Now, she’ll have to use all of her reporter’s wisdom and wiles to clear her name. Since Sam mixed the drink that Mark imbibed right before his demise, she finds herself at the front of the suspect line. It turns out that the victim, Mark, was poisoned-his drink spiked with oleander. But the party’s over for one of the council members, who keels over dead soon after he sips the bereft bride’s bitter brew. She intends to use that as her “in” to become an in-demand party mixologist. At a meeting of the local historical-homes council, she serves up the homemade bitters that she made as gifts for her wedding party. But Sam has a way of making lemonade out of the bitterest of lemons. Bad news for Samantha Warren: The plucky Houston, Texas, reporter lost her job and her fiancé in rapid succession. When she’s not writing or working her day job, she enjoys gardening, reading, exploring Houston’s neighborhoods, hiking and biking, and creating craft cocktails for friends and family.A Houston reporter-turned-mixologist mixes it up with murder in this “clever, page-turning mystery” series debut-for fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Lee Hollis (Darci Hannah, author of Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop). Michelle lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and young daughter. Now, she uses her experiences as fodder for fiction, writing a cozy mystery series about a former reporter turned craft cocktail caterer. She’s interviewed former presidents, covered a midnight manhunt through the Ozark Mountains, and learned the finer points of how to break a car window from a looter while covering a hurricane. Michelle Hillen Klump began her writing career as a newspaper reporter, traveling the back roads of central Texas and Arkansas, reporting on everything from natural disasters to crime and corruption. Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we Read More. Michelle Hillen Klump | Author-Reader Match: A DASH OF DEATH

A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump