The Curse Of The Cherry Pie Av Amy Patricia Meade

<b><i>A sharp and tangy culinary mystery featuring Tish Tarragon. Can Tish beat the curse of the cherry pie to win first prize at the Virginia Commonwealth Bake-Off?</i></b><br><br>When literary caterer Letitia ''Tish'' Tarragon''s friend and star baker at Cookin'' the Books cafe, Celestine Rufus, pulls out of the prestigious Virginia Commonwealth Bake-Off, an anxious <b>Tish</b> reluctantly takes her place. Will her<b> signature bake</b>, a frangipane <b>cherry</b> <b>pie</b>, be up to the grade? <br><br> As the bake-off gets underway, Tish''s worries increase when she learns that two contestants from the previous two <b>competitions</b> also had cherry pies on their menus . . . and both women <b>died</b> <b>suddenly</b> before making their bakes. <br><br> Amid <b>bitter</b> <b>rivalries</b>, simmering <b>jealousy</b> and the bakers'' insatiable appetite for winning, is the <b>curse</b> <b>of</b> <b>the</b> <b>cherry</b> <b>pie</b> about to <b>strike</b> <b>again</b>?