title: Bethany
author: Lewis, Charlotte
description: Bethany Palmer traveled to Chicago from San Francisco for vacation and to attend a publishers expo for her employer. An airport shuttle driver gives her a briefcase belonging to another passenger. The effort of the briefcase s owner to regain his property begins the mystery. The contents of the briefcase push the mystery into high gear. A Chicago detective, Benjamin Abrams, is assigned to protect Bathany until the briefcase mystery is resolved when it is determined a well-known crime family has connections to the briefcase. Bethany s ambition to write a cookbook is woven into this story and several recipes are included at the end. If you don t like food, this may not be your cup of tea. If you do like a bit of romance mixed into your mystery, it may be the icing on your cake.