It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in Ang Pompano’s mystery series, coming in November 2026 and now up for preorder.

Publication Date: November 3, 2026
Series: A Reluctant Food Columnist Mystery, Book 2
Genre: Culinary Mystery / Crime Fiction
Format: Print, Digital
Author Website: angpompano.com

Book Synopsis
When celebrity chef Connie Langston announces she’s moving her prestigious culinary academy from Connecticut to New York, she ignites a firestorm of controversy. Before the evening is over, she’s dead.

Everyone assumes it was a tragic heart attack. Food columnist Quincy Lazzaro suspects murder.

Determined to reinvent himself as an investigative journalist, Quincy and his octogenarian neighbor, Mary Ticarelli, uncover simmering rivalries, hidden motives, and an exclusive underground world of illegal gourmet dinners where forbidden ingredients and dangerous ambitions collide. When a second murder proves Connie’s death was anything but natural, Quincy and Mary, much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Detective Nina Esteves, race to catch the killer before the next course is served.

In the high-stakes world of fine dining, where the rich and privileged guard their reputations as fiercely as their fortunes, some secrets are worth killing for.

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About the author
Ang Pompano is an Agatha Award–nominated mystery author, editor, publisher, and blogger. He is the creator of the Blue Palmetto Detective Agency and Reluctant Food Columnist series, and his short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies. A co-founder of Crime Spell Books, he also co-edits the annual Best New England Crime Stories anthology. Ang writes about mystery and food on Mystery Lovers Kitchen and serves on the board of Sisters in Crime Connecticut.