Lyn Hamilton writes about a cursed tea-set and gives readers a recipe for Almond Cake. Parnell Hall's series character - the puzzle lady - gives a lesson in Motive, Opportunity and Means at a luncheon. William Moody's character suffers writer's frustration and the author tops it off with a salmon recipe. My favorite short story is "Cocktails with the Corpse" by Mary Jane Maffini. It's a light mystery filled with wit.

Readers will find some of the stories witty, some slightly complex, and some more entertaining than the others, but all are enjoyable.

Here is a list of the authors featured in the anthology and their mysteries.

Mary Jane Maffini - (Fiona Silk series)
Parnell Hall - (Puzzle Lady series)
Lyn Hamilton - (Archaeological series)
Marcos Donnelly - (Letters from the Flesh)
Elizabeth Foxwell - (various mystery anthologies)
Claudia Bishop - (Hemlock Falls series)
Dean James - (Simon Kirby-Jones series)
William Moody - (Evan Horne series)
Donna Andrews - (Meg Lanslow series)
Nick diChario
Rhys Bowen - (A Molly Murphy Mystery)
Jeremiah Healy - (John Francis Cuddy series)
Meg Chittenden - (Charlie Plato Mysteries)
Don Bruns - (Rock Reporter Mike Sever series)
Carole Nelson Douglas - (Midnight Louie series)
Anne Perry - (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt Novels)