The Diva Sweetens the Pie

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Everyone loves pie and when the annual Old Town Pie Festival rolls around, there is excitement everywhere. In The Diva Sweetens the Pie by Krista Davis, the Festival is abuzz with the news that TV star chef Patsy Lee Presley will be one of the judges. Sophie Winston isn't entering this year, but she is happy to help with the event. (The Diva Sweetens the Pie will be released by Kensington Books on April 29)

Patsy Lee, a small town girl who has made good, is back in town and her fans are flocking to see her. Tagging along is her not-so-popular ex-husband, but marketing genius behind her success, Peter Presley. Rumor has it, though, that Patsy Lee for all her tales about learning baking at her "Meemaw's knee" is a terrible cook.

The Pie Festival is rife with people who have know Patsy Lee and not always liked her. There are lots of fake hugs and kisses with some of Patsy Lee's former friends and chefs, but the atmosphere around the Festival is festering with bitterness and envy. That's especially true for local TV personality Natasha Smith who fancies herself a rival to Patsy. This year Natasha has been banned from entering the pie contest

because of a colossal disaster last year that caused serious mouth burns to the judges. Natasha is a world unto herself.

Sophie gets roped into accepting the pie entries and giving each one an anonymous number. But before a single pie can be tasted, Patsy Lee tumbles from the stage, face first into a pie, oh yes and dead.

Before long Sophie finds herself as a suspect. Another tasty mystery with delicious recipes at the end. And you will be craving pie by the time you finish this book.