"When Chef Charlotte "Charlie" Cooke was offered the chance to return home to Elkview, Alaska, and take over her mother's diner, she didn't even consider saying no. For the past year, she's built a comfortable existence, making sure the restaurant runs smoothly and that her cat, Eggs Benedict, is approriately pampered. But when her head chef, Oliver Whitestone, turns up dead after a bitter and public fight over Charlie's ideas--Charlie is the prime...

"Charlie Cooke loves many things, like the Bear Claw Diner, the heated steering wheel of her car, and her orange tabby cat Eggs Benedict. Something she has never loved is the state fair. So when her best friend Annie Jensen begs her for a fair day, she's reluctant. But Annie isn't the only one who wants her to spend a day among farm animals and deep fried food. A vendor has been murdered, and Trooper Graham needs his favorite part-time sleuth to...