Liver Let Die — Liz Lipperman

Jordan McAllister dreams of being a sports columnist, not a food critic. But here she is in the small town of Ranchero, Texas, critiquing local fare when the only thing she knows how to cook up is trouble...

Jordan McAllister doesn't know the first thing about food, but filling in for the culinary reporter at the Ranchero Globe is better than writing personal ads. She's convinced the weekly Kitchen Kupboard report will bring her closer to the coveted sports column -- as long as she doesn't let on that she can't cook herself out of a box of macaroni and cheese.

Her first assignment is reviewing the new steak house in town. But she never should have ordered that foie gras -- or hidden it in her purse. Back home she finds that she has ruined her friend's beautiful handbag, but that's nothing compared to finding her waiter from the steak house murdered outside her door -- with her name and number in his pocket. Now Jordan is the prime suspect, as well as the main course on the murder menu...