Published in 2001, this is a continuation of Virginia Rich's Genia Potter series. I don't always like the books when new authors take over the writing of a series, but in this case it seems to work.
Genia is called to Rhode Island to help out with her great-nephew, Jason, and his twin sister, Janie. Jason has been arrested for marijuana, and Genia's family needs her there.
While there Genia is enlisted by an old friend to help write a cookbook, along with her familiar responsibilities. Her old friend, Stanley Parker, suggests she have a dinner party featuring some of their cookbook recipes, and even suggests the guests that should be included.
The night of the dinner, Stanley doesn't arrive on time. In fact, he doesn't show up at all. Then his body is discovered, and her nephew is a suspect because he worked in Stanley's greenhouse, and has already been in trouble with the law. But there are other people who didn't get along with Stanley, and are also suspects.
The story was very interesting, and kept me reading. I enjoyed the looking at the recipes that were included, although I wasn't tempted to make any of them. They all looked like a little too much work just for two people, and I'm at the point in life where simple is better.
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