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With another failed business behind her, dilettante chef Angie Amalfi is cooking up a new scheme: Pairing up her best friend Connie with a handsome professional football player who just happens to be related to the owner of her favorite Italian restaurant. Soon Connie takes more interest in a suspicious loner than Angie's "dream man" and her despondent friend decides to recreate herself as a restaurant consultant. But when police begin to suspect that Connie and her new love interest are show more connected with a brutal murder and robbery, Angie and her homicide detective fiance Paavo must try to track down the real killer. And when the trail of clues begins to lead back to Angie's favorite restaurant, it's up to Angie to set things right -- or the only recipe on the menu may be one for disaster. show lessTags
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In If Cooks Could Kill, Joanne Pence continues the story of Angie Amalfi and her love interest, Inspector Paavo Smith. Angie is so enthralled with her engagement, she's pushing all her friends into love connections and embarrassing Paavo with romantic gift after gift at his work. Angie's behavior seems a little sophomoric, but then again Angie tends to not think things through. When Angie's best friend, Connie, is framed for murder, Angie jumps into the investigation determined to clear Connie. Angie and Connie find themselves running from dangerous situation to dangerous situation all the while Paavo is busy solving the murder and a series of crimes related to it. Coincidences in his investigation lead Paavo to Angie's rescue more than show more once. Fans of cozy mysteries will enjoy the fun and humor Pence dispenses in If Cooks Could Kill. show less
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Joanne Pence is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- Canonical title
- If Cooks Could Kill
- Original publication date
- 2002-12-31
- People/Characters
- Angie Amalfi; Paavo Smith; Connie Rogers; Dennis Pagozzi; Veronica Maple; Max Sauire
- Important places
- San Francisco, California, USA
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- Members
- 99
- Popularity
- 324,407
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (2.80)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 3
