Curious Caterer

The unexplained death of a friend draws Colorado caterer Goldy Berry into detective Tom Schultz's investigation. It is the place to start for their first collaboration and the community around Goldy's business and home life.

A realtor's murder brings Goldy and Tom back together. Personal and professional rivalries make the case a good continuation of the opener's idea that the people a caterer encounters may be concealing more than difficult party plans.

Goldy agrees to cater the wedding of Tom's former wife, then the celebration becomes a murder investigation. That connection makes the case unusually awkward for the central pair before they have even begun sorting through the evidence.

A medieval feast at Hyde Castle turns into a crime scene. Goldy and Tom investigate in a setting far removed from an ordinary catering job, with the celebration's elaborate surroundings supplying a distinct change of scene.

Goldy and Tom's date is interrupted by the death of a rock singer at an event. Their attempt to spend time together outside an investigation collides with another case, directly joining the romantic and mystery threads.