num_pages: 304
description: Local food and drink writer Haley Powell thinks shes done solving murders in scenic Bar Harbor Maine. But when a taste of the South comes to New England Haleys following another recipe for disasterAs a single mom Hayley Powell already has a full plateshes got deadlines to make and a teenage daughter with eyes for an aspiring singer-songwriter. But when country music superstar Wade Springer rolls into town Hayley spies an irresistible side gig: personal chef to her all-American idol. After he tries her home cooking Wades so impressed that he hires her on the spotand invites her to dine with him alone.Hayley and Wade are hitting all the right notesuntil a body turns up. Wades tour bus was torched overnight and a roadie named Mickey Pritchett came out well-done. But the real cause of death isnt barbecue: Mickey was shot his mouth stuffed with one of Hayleys trademark chicken legs. An ornery drunk Mickey had already made plenty of enemies in town but Wades reputation is on the rocks. Hayley reckons its up to her to settle this messa charbroiled mystery with all the fixins.
language: English
title: Death of a Country Fried Redneck
publisher: Kensington