In this sequel to Strawberry Moon, Sheriff Hoss Davis of rural Leelanau County and his deputies find they have a very high-profile case on their hands. An internationally famous chef, known to millions through his television show, is murdered while on vacation in their county. It is determined that the killer must have been one of the guests present at the chef's final summer party. The nations media, of course, senses an opportunity for sensational news and is watching closely, ready to pounce on any mistakes the police might make. The problem for the Sheriff's Department: there seem to be...

Things just aren't going Dr. David Brahms's way. The chief of surgery at Northwestern University Hospital is bent on sabotaging his surgical training. A homicide detective is trying to finger him for a murder that he didn't commit. But these are only the beginning of his problems.

The newly appointed chairman of a prestigious university's English department invites mystery and thriller authors to the campus--where, after being honored for their works, they are murdered in a manner consistent with their writing styles.

They all wanted something. The Colorado Governor wanted another term. The Virginia Governor wanted a seat in the U, S, Senate. A new Yorker wanted to join her fiance to begin a new life in West Virginia. A young lawyer wanted to bring peace to his dying mother.A college student wanted desperately to be loved. But a brutal murder and the law put an end to all that. Still a journalist wanting a story worthy of a Pulitzer discovered he was at the right place at the right time