At Gram's Country Cooking School, Betts and Gram are helping students prepare the perfect dishes for the Southern Missouri Show-Down, the cook-off that draws the first of the summer visitors. Everything is going smoothly until they discover the body of local theater owner Everett Morningside in the school's supply closet, and Everett's widow points an accusatory finger at Gram. Now, Betts has to dig deep into Broken Rope's history to find the modern-day killer-before the last piece of chicken is served...

The first in a new series by the author of the Farmers' Market series. Isabelle Betts Winston loves teaching the secrets of mouthwatering country food in her hometown of Broken Rope, Missouri--famous for its past of outlaws, knife battles, and hangings. But now an all-too-current murder threatens the start of tourist season. Includes recipes. Original.