Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery #14: Death of an Italian Chef

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The charming coastal town of Bar Harbor, Maine, has a fancy new Italian restaurant--and a nasty new murder. . . As the food and cocktails columnist for the Island Times, it' s Hayley Powell' s job to stay on top of the latest eateries in town. Just in time for the summer tourist season, Chef Romeo, a successful restaurateur from New York City, has opened an establishment called--naturally--Romeo' s. But between his over-the-top temperament and his no-holds-barred diet, Chef Romeo may not live through the grand opening. When the chef actually does suffer a mild heart attack, he ends up sharing a hospital room with Hayley' s brother Randy, who' s there for gall bladder surgery. Chef Romeo has tasted Hayley' s cooking and asks her to take over his restaurant while he' s laid up. But this temporary gig may turn permanent, after the chef dies from complications. Only thing is, Randy tells a different story. He might have been sedated, but Hayley' s bro swears he saw someone come into their room and put Romeo out of his misery. Now it' s up to Hayley to find the person who had no reservations about killing the chef. . .