A simple wooden spoon stirs up a tantalizing puzzle in the new Cook-Off Mystery . . . With international cuisine on the menu for her next cook-off, Sherry Oliveri experiments with one dish after another looking for that perfect killer recipe. But her competitive drive gets put on the back burner when her friend Patti calls in a panic: her new boyfriend has vanished, and signs of foul play suggest he may have been killed. Then the police begin investigating the disappearance as a murder, and they've got Patti pegged as the main suspect. Still, the man's body has yet to be found, and that in itself has Sherry wondering. Slipping out of her apron and into her sleuthing cap, she learns that the man had serious money problems and was even dating Patti while he was still married. Did he fake his own death to get out of a jam? Determined to find the truth and get her friend off the hook, Sherry follows the clues until they come together like the perfect meal-until one final surprise brings her face-to-face with a killer . . . Includes recipes from Sherry's kitchen! Praise for the Cook-Off Mysteries: "The Cook-Off Mystery series by Devon Delaney is a very tasty treat!" -Cozy Mystery Book Reviews "This is a very fun and rollicking mystery that stays light-hearted even as the case gets more complicated . . . Cooking, holiday celebrations, and moving family drama all make for the perfect escape." -Kings River Life