Leslie Karst Books in Order

Former attorney Sally Solari helps run her father's Santa Cruz restaurant until her aunt's murder leaves her managing another eatery. When a sous chef becomes the suspect, Sally investigates farming connections and family secrets to clear him.

Restaurateur Sally Solari joins a chorus rehearsing Mozart's Requiem, but a tenor's fatal fall interrupts the first rehearsal. Suspicions of murder draw her into rivalries among singers while trouble at her restaurant threatens her investigation.

During an outdoor painting class, Sally Solari's dog discovers the body of a fisherman who recently visited her family's restaurant. Conflicting accounts of his drinking implicate her father, prompting Sally to investigate and protect his reputation.

Sally takes in her blind cousin Evelyn after Evelyn's mother dies from an apparent overdose. Displaced objects suggest someone else was present, leading the cousins into competitive restaurant kitchens as they question the official explanation.

A sinus infection deprives Sally Solari of her sense of smell just as an acquaintance is murdered at an artichoke cook-off. Restaurant rivalries and a disputed family farm complicate her investigation, risking her relationships and safety.

Chef Sally Solari volunteers at a charity dinner where signed Julia Child cookbooks await auction. The dining-room manager’s murder and the books’ disappearance draw her into an investigation, testing whether she can expose a killer among the culinary gathering.

Dissatisfied lawyer Leslie Karst accepts the daunting task of cooking dinner for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her husband. Her preparations, from culinary inspiration in Paris to recipe experiments, reshape her family relationships and her sense of purpose.

Vacationing caterer Valerie Corbin sees a corpse disappear beneath a Hawaiian lava flow, leaving her without evidence of the victim. Determined to prove a murder occurred, she investigates unfamiliar local connections while risking the same fate.

Newly settled in Hilo, Valerie Corbin fills in for a missing bartender at her friend Sachiko’s restaurant. When his body is discovered beneath a waterfall, she investigates the suspicious drowning before Sachiko becomes the focus of the police inquiry.

Valerie Corbin agrees to cater an orchid society gathering while settling into Hawaiian life. When the president dies from poisoned food, she becomes a suspect and must investigate the group’s hidden resentments before another person is killed.