A Catered PTA Murder

A Catered PTA Murder is the first volume of the Mystery With Recipes Ser, blending elements of cozy mystery and crime fiction. Sisters and caterers Bernie and Libby Simmons return to their school community when they are hired by Rita Sullivan, a former classmate turned cosmetics CEO and PTA president. The professional relationship turns deadly when the sisters find Rita murdered at a school event, her body marked with a red X drawn in her own company's lipstick.

As amateur sleuths, Bernie and Libby investigate the crime to clear a wrongly accused mother. This women sleuths mystery explores a web of motives involving blackmail, stolen formulas, and property feuds. A Catered PTA Murder delivers a suspenseful thriller narrative where the sisters must identify the killer among a group of disgruntled parents and rivals to solve the case.