Bruns, Catherine Italian Chef Mysteries.

Read by Allyson Morgan

It's the deadliest thyme of the year in this third book in the Italian Chef cozy mystery series! It's the holiday season in Harvest Park, and the town is in a flurry of activity leading up to the popular Festival of Lights display! Tessa Esposito, chef and owner of Anything's Pastable, is keeping all things merry, bright, and delicious for everyone. But a dark cloud looms when Mario Russo, the new proprietor of More Mocha, decides it's thyme to sleigh his competition. Mario's new espresso bar has been stealing customers from Java Time, owned by Tessa's beloved friend Archie. Things go from less-than-jolly to bleak when Mario, dressed up like Santa, is found dead in the snow during the festival with one of Archie's knives beside him. Suspicion begins to snowball around town, and Tessa knows that it's up to her to prove her friend's innocence-and stop a cold-blooded killer-before it becomes the deadliest time of

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