Hi! My name is Giovanna (“Gigi”) Fitzgerald, and I appear in Peg Cochran’s new mystery Allergic to Death, first in the “Gourmet De-Lite” series. As the plaque in my kitchen reads I have an Irish temper and an Italian attitude. I used to work as a stylist for a magazine in New York City until my (no-good, cheating, miserable, wretched) ex-husband took off with an older woman! My best friend from college, Sienna Paisley, talked me into moving to Woodstone, Connecticut where I’ve opened my own business—Gigi’s Gourmet De-Lite. I cook and deliver delicious low-calorie meals for my clients. I live in a charming old cottage and recently acquired a canine companion—Reg, a Westhighland white terrier.
Everything was going quite well (even if my checkbook didn’t always reflect a positive cash flow) when Martha Bernhardt, local restaurant reviewer, dropped dead from a peanut allergy. Detective Bill Mertz (who is drop dead gorgeous by the way, even if something of a stiff) thought I was responsible! Honestly!
Sienna and I ended up investigating on our own, and you wouldn’t believe the nest of worms we uncovered in this quiet little town. I hope you will read my story when it debuts on August 7. I think you’ll love Woodstone and all the great people here—Evelyn who runs Bon Appetit, a gourmet cookery store; Deirdre who manages the local dress shop; Carlo and Emilio who own Al Forno, a wonderful Italian restaurant and Alice who works part-time at the police department. We all hope you’ll stop by for a visit and help us track down Martha’s killer. Because no matter what Detective Mertz says, I had nothing to do with it! You do believe me, don’t you?
** Thanks to the publisher, I have one (1) copy of ALLERGIC TO DEATH to give away. Contest open to residents of the US only. Contest ends August 11. Leave a valid-email address with your comment. The book will be shipped directly from the publisher. **
Meet the author
Peg grew up in a New Jersey suburb about 25 miles outside of New York City. After college, she moved to the City where she managed an art gallery owned by the son of the artist Henri Matisse.
After her husband died, Peg remarried and her new husband took a job in Grand Rapids, Michigan where they now live (on exile from NJ as she likes to joke). Somehow Peg managed to segue from the art world to marketing and is now the manager of marketing communications for a company that provides services to seniors.
She has two cozy mystery series debuting from Berkley Prime Crime— the “Sweet Nothings Vintage Lingerie” series, written as Meg London, set in Paris, Tennessee and the “Gourmet De-Lite” series, under her own name, set in Connecticut. She also has two ebooks on Amazon, a mystery, Confession Is Murder and a young adult book Oh, Brother!
Peg has two daughters, a step-daughter and step-son, a beautiful granddaughter, a cat named Frazzle and a Westhighland white terrier named Reggie. You can read more at www.pegcochran.com and www.meglondon.com.
Books are available at retail and online booksellers.
I love a cozy mystery, and this one sounds interesting. I like that it is the first in a series because it is nice to come in at the beginning with the characters. I look forward to reading this and possibly winning a copy through your site, thanks!
She cooks and delivers delicious low-calorie meals – I would be a customer! This sounds like a fun new cozy series,
kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com
Thank you for the chance to win this new book
griperang at embarqmail dot com
This looks like a fun new series. Thank you for the chance to win
wfnren at aol dot com
Allergic to Death definitely sounds like a fun read!!!
thank you for the giveaway!!
This looks to be interesting.
mary-fairchild@sbcglobal.net
Great idea for a good read.
I would love my own copy of Allergic to Death.
Sounds great! I look forward to giving it a try. Winning a copy would certainly be nice!
lovesdogsandbooks at yahoo dot com
Hi Peg! Looking forward to meeting all the colorful characters in Woodstone. Hope this brings you many happy returns!! denire@yahoo.com
Looks like a good read
Gigi’s description of her ex-husband had me smiling, giggling, and wanting to read the book. Thanks for the chance to win it.
suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com
Ive been hearing wonderful things about this series, cant wait to read it! Thanks so much for the chance to win! =)
readinginks ( at ) gmail ( dot ) com
I wish Gigi’s Gourmet De-Lite was a business in my town and, no, I do not have a peanut allergy. Wishing you much success, Peg, and I will be reading this first book in your series soon.
I owned a West Highland White Terrier, so I love to read books with one as a character. Hope there are recipes,too.
lynettek51(at)yahoo(dot)com
Lynette, yes, there are recipes! And I have a Westie who just happens to be named Reg. He insisted on being in the book–he considers himself my muse! (He sits next to me in my big cushy chair as I write and whispers plot ideas to me.)
Sounds like a great book – glad to hear there are recipes in it too.
Kayswederski at yahoo dot com
I am allergic to peanuts among other things. Would love to read this. Just when you think authors are running out of ideas for cozys, a wonderful one like this one pops up!
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
This sounds like it is a good book to read.
This sounds like a great start to a new series. It has all the right elements, including good food and a dog. I’ve already added it to my book list. Thanks for the review!
jrobinson12 (at) austin (dot) rr (dot) com
I want to help track down Martha’s killer. Sign me up! Thanks. judydee22002@yahoo dot com
I would love to read ALLERGIC TO DEATH ! I love it when a book has a Westie as a character! Reggie is soooo cute on the cover!
lmyost@roadrunner.com
Sounds good. I have allergies and when I first heard of the book I thought it might have something to do with that.
spookycat72(at)gmail(dot)com
The book sounds interesting.
bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
I’ve been looking forward to this new series. I love food cozies and this sounds like it has great characters. I’m looking forward to Peg’s other new cozy series as well. Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Scouts579(at)aol(dot)com
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