Angie Amalfi, a gourmet cook with a flair for flavor but a knack for trouble, is stirring up more than just sauce in the kitchen. After a string of failed business ventures, she's concocted a new recipe for success: playing cupid. Her latest dish? Pairing her best friend, Connie, to a dashing pro football player who just so happens to be the cousin of the owner of Angie's favorite Italian bistro. It's a match made in foodie heaven-or so Angie thinks.Before Angie can say "mangia," San Francisco is rocked by a string of brutal murders and a high-stakes diamond heist that leaves everyone on edge. When the trail of breadcrumbs starts leading to Connie and an enigmatic loner, Angie's perfectly laid plans begin to crumble. With her homicide detective fiancé, Paavo Smith, by her side, Angie dives headfirst into the mystery, determined to whisk away any smear on Connie's character.As the pressure mounts, Angie must sift through the lies and half-baked alibis before her culinary dreams go up in flames and she's left with nothing but a recipe for disaster.NOTE: The main characters in this story appear in an early mystery series by the author. This is a completely reimagined and updated version of the mystery, If Cooks Could Kill.