This is a great series with an unusual twist. Cat Latimer, a writer herself, runs a writer's retreat in her Aspen Hills home along with her friend Shauna and boyfriend Seth, which brings a new cast of characters into each book. When a famous chef in killed in the local bakery and turns out to be the brother-in -law of Cat's old friend Jessica, Jessica asks Cat to provide her with a fake alibi to her Uncle Pete, the police chief. Although Cat won't lie to Uncle Pete, she doesn't believe Jessica could be guilty of the murder and, once again, she does her own investigation. I thoroughly enjoyed this book - the interesting intelligent characters, the sense of comraderie between the visiting writers, and especially the descriptions of Shauna' food - I do hope she finds a publisher for her cookbook. I know I'll be buying it when she does.