Murder on the Menu
A Nosey Parker Cozy Mystery
Fiona Leitch
One More Chapter
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Contents
Jodie’s tried and tested recipes #1
This book is dedicated to my parents,
and to
Jacinda, Ashley, and the #TeamOf5Million
Prologue
I’m not superstitious. I never have been. I make a point of walking under ladders and I positively encourage black cats to cross my path. My old partner on the beat, Helen, used to laugh and tell me that I was tempting fate, like I was standing there glaring at it, fists raised, going, Come on then, is that all you’ve got? But I wasn’t, not really. I’ve