Threats can't stop this spirited sleuth from finding a killer! Arizona’s Red Rock country beckons, and tour guide Madrone Hunter’s ready for a relaxing week in Cottonwood after a tough tour guiding and cooking for finicky clients. Her plans—explore scenic small town Cottonwood, AZ—fall flat as a bad soufflé when she finds her most finicky, elderly client of all, murdered. Since Madrone discovers the body of her cranky customer, one who planned to sue Madrone’s employer, she becomes the chief suspect. Chef Madrone prefers sifting flour to sifting through secrets but vows to find the killer. She uncovers plenty of secrets among the many folks her client enraged and faces betrayal and danger—but several great meals—as she struggles to discover who wanted her client silenced. Before she herself is silenced.