Hi! My name is Tiffany Austin and I think I have the best job in the world! I get to eat for a living!

I started out as a gourmet chef at a fancy New York hotel, but a complicated love affair forced me to reassess my life and return to my hometown of Branson, Georgia, where, thanks to my BFF Hilary Hanson, I secured a job as a food blogger on Southern Style magazine! Of course, I didn’t expect my first six months there to end with a fellow columnist getting murdered and me suspected of the crime….but that’s a whole other story!

A typical day for me would be getting up and taking care of my two roomies, my Siamese cat Lily and King Charles Cavalier Cooper. Once the ‘children’ are fed, it’s off to Southern Style magazine, where I check in with my editor, Dale Swenson (who coindintally, is an old grammar school friend) to see what he’s got planned for me to do this week. If there are any new restaurants opening, or if one of our locals is premiering a new dish! Then I get out my notes from last week and put the finishing touches on my weekly blog.

Once work’s out of the way, I check in with my sweetie, homicide detective Philip Bartell (yes, I said homicide detective!) we met when I was a murder suspect numero uno and the sparks just flew! If neither of us are caught up in a murder investigation, we’ll head out for a light supper and catch a movie—or else I’ll whip something up and we’ll watch an old movie on the tv, snuggled up close on the couch!

A typical day in my life, though, usually involves…murder, and that’s the case in my latest adventure, A Crust To Die For. Someone is killed at a pizza competition and Hilary’s sister Arleen is the number one suspect. Can I clear her and find the real culprit? You’ll have to grab a copy of A Crust To Die For to find out!

Until next time,

Tiffany!

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A Crust To Die For, A Tiffany Austin Food Blogger Mystery #2
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release: January 2024
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
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The Bon-Appetempting Pizza Bake-Off has the small town of Branson, Georgia buzzing. Not least its organizer, Southern Style’s food critic and blogger Tiffany Austin. But right before the finals one of the celebrity judges falls ill, and to Tiffany’s horror the magazine replaces him with none other than handsome TV star and restaurateur Bartholomew Driscoll.

Tiffany once gave his restaurant a poor review, and she’s convinced he’s only accepted the job to get revenge. She fully expects Driscoll will find a way to ruin the contest . . . but she definitely doesn’t expect to trip over his dead body backstage!

Soon, it’s clear Tiffany wasn’t the only person who had less than positive feelings towards the sharp-tongued Driscoll. She’s surrounded by suspects – but which of the motley crew of contestants, family members and scorned friends and colleagues had the guts to commit murder?

With the help of her BFF Hilary and annoyingly handsome detective Bartell, and with cat Lily and puppy Cooper as emotional support, Tiffany investigates, only to discover that revenge is indeed a dish best served cold . . .

A Crust to Die For is an appetizing culinary cozy for fans of Joanne Fluke, Lucy Burdette, Krista Davis and Jenn McKinlay. Lovers of smart, savvy female sleuths, twisty mysteries and mouth-watering food shouldn’t miss it!

About the author
T.C. LoTempio is the award-winning, nationally bestselling author of the Nick and Nora Mysteries, the Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries, and the Cat Rescue Mysteries. Born in New York City, she now resides in Phoenix, Arizona with her two cats, Maxx and Rocco. Rocco prides himself on being the inspiration for her Nick and Nora series! For more information, check out her and her cat Rocco’s blog at catsbooksmorecats.blogspot.com and visit her website at tclotempio.net.