A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump

Her short fiction has appeared in Crimson Streets and Tales of Texas, volume 2, a Houston short story anthology. Still a working journalist, she is also a member of Sisters in Crime. Michelle Hillen Klump is a former newspaper reporter who covered government, courts and crime throughout Arkansas and Central Texas. But if Sam can’t “pour” over the clues to find the killer, it may soon be last call for her. Job hunting, building her mixology business, and fending off late-night phone calls from her nearly betrothed don’t leave much time for sleuthing.

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?

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. A Dash of Death (A Cocktails and Catering Mystery)īy Michelle Hillen Klump About A Dash of DeathĪ Dash of Death (A Cocktails and Catering Mystery) (affiliate)Ī Houston reporter-turned-mixologist mixes it up with murder in this series debut from Michelle Hillen Klump, superbly catering to fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Lee Hollis.īad news for Samantha Warren: The plucky Houston, Texas, reporter lost her job and her fiancé in rapid succession.

A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump