Another One Bites The Crust

<p>Champagne and ball gowns fairy lights and music... Oxford summer balls are one of the highlights of the calendar and tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose is looking forward to taking a break and slipping into something gorgeous for the evening. But when the night ends with a celebrity chef murdered by his own whisk Gemma finds herself plunged into a new mystery-and the nosy Old Biddies keen to help with the investigation!</p><p>But trouble is also brewing at her quaint Cotswolds tearoom: between fighting claims that she's serving fake custard tarts and stopping her little tabby Muesli from being catnapped Gemma has her hands full-and that's before she has to fend off an amorous Italian. To top it all her boyfriend Devlin's mother is coming to visit and Gemma is anxious to make a good impression... although Mrs O'Connor isn't quite what she expected!</p><p>With so much going on it's a recipe for disaster-but with a bit of help from her bossy mother Gemma might just solve the case... and live to bake another day.</p><p><strong>**English custard tart recipe at the end of the story!**</strong></p>