Diane Mott Davidson

Catering a wake for her son's teacher leads Goldy Bear into the detective business when rat poison turns up in her food and the police, except for investigator Tom Schulz, begin to treat her like a suspect.

Catering to Nobody

Meet Goldy Bear, a caterer with more than just the dirty dishes to worry about! She is bright, opinionated and a wildly inventive chef with a personal life that is a recipe for disaster. Threats from her ex-husband and mounting bills drive her to take on a job as a live-in-chef looking after the cream of Aspen Meadow's society. But just as it starts to look like things are on the up for Goldy, she witnesses the death of her boyfriend Philip in a fatal car crash. Her shock deepens when she is attacked by an unknown assailant. Why is she being threatened? What is the mystery surrounding Philip's death? Aspen Meadow's favorite caterer investigates - sharing both her findings and her recipes.

Dying for Chocolate

“A series that remains as reliable and satisfying as a favorite casserole recipe.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz encounters Bridezilla—and murder—in Fatally Flaky, another delectable mystery by Diane Mott Davidson. The USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Double Shot, Dark Tort, and Sweet Revenge whom the Baltimore Sun describes as, “a cross between Mary Higgins Clark and Betty Crocker” is “today’s foremost practitioner of the culinary whodunit” according to Entertainment Weekly. Fatally Flaky is Diane Mott Davidson at her mysterious and mouth-watering best.

A Novel

Fatally Flaky

A new stint hosting a cooking show for PBS turns sour for caterer Goldy Shulz when the taping session at one of Colorado's most exclusive skiing resorts is plagued by accidents and death. By the author of Prime Cut.

Tough Cookie

Caterer Goldy Bear eagerly prepares her wedding feast, until word comes from the groom that the wedding is off because of a killer

The Last Suppers

Caterer and sleuth extraordinaire Goldy Schulz returns in another tasty and suspenseful adventure from New York Times bestselling author Diane Mott Davidson Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz cooks up big trouble as she tries to help her longtime friend and fellow chef Yolanda Garcia. When the rental house shared by Yolanda and her irrepressible aunt Ferdinanda is destroyed by arson, the pair move in with cop-turned-PI Ernest McLeod. But then Ernest is shot dead and his house is set on fire, nearly killing Goldy, Yolanda, Ferdinanda, and nine beagle puppies that Ernest had recently rescued from a puppy mill. Concerned for her friends, Goldy invites them to stay with her while the sheriff’s department investigates. Yet even Goldy’s house isn’t safe, and after a failed break-in by an unknown intruder a cop is sent to keep an eye on things. Then a second body is found. Swapping her chef’s hat for a sleuthing cap, the intrepid Goldy steps up the investigation. But she’s got to move fast. It’s crunch time to close in on a killer, before he can close in on her. Filled with danger as well as laughs, wonderful food, and scrumptious recipes, Crunch Time is a delicious indulgence sure to satisfy all of Goldy’s fans.

A Novel of Suspense

Crunch Time

Caterer and amateur sleuth Goldy B. Schulz gets caught between a ruthless cosmetic company and a violent animal rights group

Killer Pancake

Caterer and sleuth extraordinaire Goldy Schulz jumps from the frying pan into the fire as she tries to solve a puzzling murder that is much too close to home, in this latest entry in the New York Times bestselling series from "today's foremost practitioner of the culinary whodunit" (Entertainment Weekly) The Whole Enchilada Goldy Schulz knows her food is to die for, but she never expects one of her best friends to actually keel over when she's leaving a birthday party Goldy has catered. At first, everyone assumes that all the fun and excitement of the party, not to mention the rich fare, did her in. But what looks like a coronary turns out to be a generous serving of cold-blooded murder. And the clever culprit is just getting cooking. When a colleague—a woman who resembles Goldy—is stabbed, and Goldy is attacked outside her house, it becomes clear that the popular caterer is the main course on a killer menu. With time running out, Goldy must roll up her sleeves, sharpen her knives, and make a meal out of a devious murderer, before that killer can serve her up cold.

The Whole Enchilada

The caterer for Elk Park Preparatory School's College Advisory Dinner, Goldy Bear discovers that murder has become the real main course for the evening when she stumbles upon the battered body of the school valedictorian. Reissue.

The Cereal Murders

Asked to cater an event for the over-privileged "elite shoppers" of Westside Mall, Colorado chef Goldy B. Schulz finds herself embroiled in an investigation involving a psychopathic serial killer, in a whodunit accompanied by ten original recipes. 125,000 first printing.

Chopping Spree

Caterer Goldy B. Schulz agrees to cook for her best friend's gala at the site of an exhausted mine, an event that quickly boils over with trouble

The Main Corpse

A culinary whodunit follows a caterer from the construction site to the fashion world on the trail of someone with an appetite for murder

Prime Cut

Caterer and occasional sleuth Goldy B. Schulz sets off on the trail of the killer of her ex-husband's girlfriend

The Grilling Season

“Today’s foremost practitioner of the culinary whodunit.” —Entertainment Weekly “In the genre of culinary mystery writers, Davidson is a Julia Child among Betty Crockers, and there is no question that Double Shot is her best book.” —Denver Post New York Times bestseller Diane Mott Davidson is the darling of cozy mystery readers and dedicated foodies the world over. Davidson is really cooking with Double Shot, another tantalizing puzzle featuring her beloved protagonist, accomplished caterer and sleuth Goldy Schulz. Whipping up a rich soufflé of murder and mischief, Davidson has Goldy in a stew once again, when the reemergence of her psychopathic ex-husband and a murder that follows soon after brings chaos into her world. And, as always, many delicious recipes from Goldy’s kitchen are featured as well.

Double Shot

Catering a holiday breakfast for the local library staff, Goldy Schultz is shocked to see a supposedly dead woman who is believed to be Goldy's ex-husband's killer, an encounter that precedes the murder of a high-end map dealer. By the author of Dark Tort. 250,000 first printing.

Sweet Revenge

Chef-turned-sleuth Goldy Schulz whips up a traditional Elizabethan banquet for an eccentric millionaire, with disastrous results.

Sticks and Scones

Caterer Goldy Schulz's lucrative new gig, preparing breakfasts and conference room snacks for a local law firm, is time-consuming, but she's enjoying it . . . until the night she arrives to find Dusty, the firm's paralegal, dead. The deceased also happened to be Goldy's friend and neighbor, and now Dusty's grieving mother is begging Goldy to find out who murdered her daughter. Just because the police are on the case doesn't mean Goldy can't do a little snooping herself. While catering a party at the home of one of the firm's lawyers, she just happens to overhear an incriminating conversation. She also discovers a few tasty clues in the kitchen. Before long, Goldy finds herself knee-deep in suspects. But one of them is incredibly dangerous . . . and very liable to cook Goldy's goose.

Dark Tort

"Goldy Schulz knows her food is to die for, but she never expects one of her best friends to actually keel over when she's leaving a birthday party Goldy has catered. At first, everyone assumes that all the fun and excitement of the party, not to mention the rich fare, did her in. But what looks like a coronary turns out to be a generous serving of cold-blooded murder. And the clever culprit is just getting cooking. When a colleague-- a woman who resembles Goldy-- is stabbed, and Goldy is attacked outside her house, it becomes clear that the popular caterer is the main course on a killer menu. With time running out, Goldy must roll up her sleeves, sharpen her knives, and make a meal out of a devious murderer, before that killer can serve her up cold" -- from publisher's web page.

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