INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GOLD MEDAL WINNER PENCRAFT INTERNATIONAL FIRST PLACE WINNER SILVER FALCHION NOMINEE BEST COZY   Murder is on the menu - A celebrity chef poisoned A bay town reeling A sleuth pursued   Real estate rule #2: How to sell a house fast-offer a drop-dead kitchen. When real estate pro Helen Morrisey's bombshell daughter, Lizzie, a popular home shopping network host, invites her to meet an internationally famous chef, Helen jumps at the chance. What woman doesn't want to shake hands with a celebrity and do a little shopping at the same time? Even more intriguing, this culinary superstar is about to sell his waterfront mansion and it's her opportunity to talk business. After all, he couldn't choose a sharper agent than Helen, could he? That's a job that comes to a dead halt when she walks onto the TV kitchen of Cooking with Roberto to find his blood dripping bright red into his signature dish and her daughter collapsed beside him.   Detective Joe McAllister arrives to take charge and is none too pleased to find Helen asking his questions. Their on again, off again, romance might sour when she ignores his warnings. Undaunted, Helen calls on the personalities and special skills of her Detection Club of famous sleuths to stir this investigation pot. It doesn't take long before the explosive ingredients of off-camera jealousy, competition, and nasty rumors create a recipe for disaster. Helen has to solve Roberto's murder before more tempers boil over and they all get burned.   Another page-turner in Judy L. Murray's Chesapeake Bay Mystery Series when murder is on the menu. Peril in the Pool House coming September 2023. Five out of Five! A Contender for Top Read 2022! Brilliant! Judy Murray has another hit with this second book in her Chesapeake Bay Mystery Series. With a dream kitchen, an over-the-top chef, and murder, this easy to read, yet complex, mystery capitalizes on professional envy, questionable finances, and plenty of spicy egos...A compelling investigation, fascinating details, secrets and motives revealed, ins and outs of the real estate biz, family gatherings, and a bit of welcomed romance (maybe even triangular). My own inner "fictional" detective was challenged with all the possibilities. The ending, a key element of any mystery, had the right amount of peril and a surprise, yet satisfying, arrest. - Kings River Life Magazine Review "This is a fabulous series for any mystery lover, so grab a pack of Twizzlers and settle in for a great read! The red herrings are plentiful; the mystery is well plotted and keeps you guessing until the end." - NetGalley Review "..could not put this book down! I need to go back and read the first book!" - NetGalley Review A master of mystery suspense, Judy L Murray is an author to watch rise in the cozy mystery genre. Killer in the Kitchen is set in the Chesapeake Bay Area, as was her first, Murder in the Master. Plenty of red herrings, well-plotted mysteries, and a couple of hints of romance will keep the reader guessing. With a confident voice, the author has created an indelible heroine and a dazzling cast of supporting characters that are as original and vibrant as the protagonist. Helen is an extraordinary woman determined to live on her own terms. She is practical and uncompromising, shrewdly observant with the help of her detective team. Helen has the moxie and courage to do her detective calling even though she knows others consider her quirky and maybe a bit touched... Watch for her next mystery, Peril in the Pool House, in the Chesapeake Bay Mystery series. - PenCraft Awards First Place Winner How did she do that? Welcome Chesapeake Bay Mystery Series followers,  How did I allow my readers to watch the celebrity chef's murder, yet not give away how it was done, or reveal the killer? I'm excited to bring you  Killer in the Kitchen  with a behind-the-curtain opportunity to see the inner workings of a shopping network and its personalities. Writing the scene with Helen and her daughter, Lizzie, as they review the security office's tape of the chef dying, was tricky but so much fun for me. Lots of twists and turns and unexpected suspects - what you've come to expect in my series. Enjoy! Judy L. Murray is an Independent Publisher Silver Medalist, a Silver Falchion Award Winner, and an Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel with Murder in the Master - A Chesapeake Bay Mystery. Killer in the Kitchen is second in the series. A Philadelphia real estate broker and restoration addict, Judy has worked with enough delusional sellers, jittery buyers, testy contractors, and diva agents to fill her head with back-office insight and truth versus gossip. She began her professional writing career, after graduating in newspaper journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University, as a reporter and magazine columnist. She holds a Master's in Business from Penn State University. She lives atop a cliff on