Catered New Year's Eve - Isis Crawford

Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons are reunited with a distant relative who wants them to cater a New Year''s Eve event--and help find a guilty party...It''s been years since Bernie and Libby''s parents became estranged from Ada Sinclair''s side of the family-though the reasons for the rift are lost to history. The sisters, however, are intrigued when Ada makes contact and tells them about the long-ago deaths of her father and his business partner-both of which were ruled accidental.Ada thinks otherwise-and has a plan. On New Year''s Eve, she''ll gather a group of guests and read from a diary she''s found in her mother''s attic that she thinks will expose the culprit. The Simmons sisters agree to provide refreshments for the bash, but when the night arrives, a guest drops dead. In the tumult, the diary disappears. When Ada is arrested for murder, she''ll have to hope that Bernie and Libby can provide a resolution before the clock runs out.Includes Original Recipes for You to Try!"Fast paced and lively, this mystery will appeal to fans of Joanne Fluke and Laura Childs."-Booklist