{"product_id":"reservation-for-murder-hazel-butterworth-9798183589573","title":"Reservation For Murder: A Small-Town Culinary Cozy Mystery with an Amateur Sleuth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebrity chef. A locked pantry. An untouched tray of pastries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory Lane only meant to cater the soft opening of Copper Thyme, Willowbrook's shiny new farm-to-table restaurant. With the Spring Food Festival filling Main Street and a famous chef bringing attention to town, it should be good news for Rory's Corner Café.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when celebrity chef Sebastian Kline disappears into a locked prep pantry for his private tasting ritual and never comes back, the evening turns from elegant opening night to murder investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clues are small, strange, and easy to miss. Rory's rhubarb-and-custard tarts return untouched. A private collection of tasting oils sits in the pantry. A locked door raises more questions than it answers. And behind Sebastian's polished public charm, Rory finds a trail of kitchen resentment, stolen credit, and people whose work may have carried someone else's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Detective Ellison asking careful questions, Mabel gathering whispers, Harold tracing the paper trail, and Lena keeping the café steady, Rory must sort gossip from evidence before Willowbrook serves up the wrong suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReservation for Murder\u003c\/b\u003e is the third book in \u003cb\u003eThe Rory Lane Café Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e, a warm culinary cozy mystery series full of small-town secrets, café charm, clever clues, and food worth talking about. Each book can be read as a standalone, but the series is best enjoyed in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hazel Butterworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183589573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d","brand":"Hazel Butterworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48853024080127,"sku":"9798183589573","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reservation-for-murder-hazel-butterworth-9798183589573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}