Murder, Honey

About the Book

Carol Sabala, motivated by curiosity and perversity, probes into the death of Chef Jean Alcee Fortier.  As a great womanizer, Fortier has left a trail of possible suspects at Archibald´s, a swanky, Santa Cruz restaurant.  Was the murderer Delores Medina, his current young lover?  Did she discover that Fortier had once been her mother´s flame?  Could Patsy, the feminist lesbian, have killed Fortier as an act of environmental clean-up?

Baker/sleuth Carol has barely begun her investigation when someone poisons her with a petit four at the company Christmas party.  To add injury to insult, Carol is attacked when her investigation leads her to a barrio in Watsonville and she´s mistaken for a gang member because of the color of her clothing.  While she´s able to keep the poisoning and the assault a secret from her concerned husband, the next time, she´s not so lucky.  As her husband´s opposition to the investigation grows, one wonders whether the calm, strong Buzz Fraser will make a play for Carol. Or, is he the murderer with a different end in mind?

About the Author

A high-school English teacher for sixteen years, Vinnie Hansen lives in Santa Cruz, California with her husband, artist Daniel Friedman, and their very spoiled cat Lola.