A Steak in Murder

✍ Scribed by Bishop, Claudia

• Publisher: Berkley
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 132 KB
• Series: Hemlock Falls 7
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

Sarah Quilliam (Quill) regrets that she traded her beloved Inn at Hemlock Falls, even with all its debts, for a small in-town restaurant, and she wants her Inn back. A group of cattlemen now staying at the Inn have brought some of their prized Texas Longhorn cows, boasting of its purebred line and seeking local investors. A lot of what's going on doesn't smell right -- and it's not just the cow manure in Quill's former flower garden. When murder once again stalks the town of Hemlock Falls, Quill and her sister Meg once again become detectives. Full of surprises and Claudia Bishop's signature humor.

Marinade for Texas Longhorn Beef recipe included.

on the Hemlock Falls Mystery series:
"Always a great reading experience."
- The Best Reviews

"Offbeat … intriguing … The reader can settle in Hemlock Falls comfortably."
- The Armchair Detective

"Fine local color and interesting characters."
- Murder ad lib

"Claudia Bishop writes an enthralling amateur-sleuth mystery."
- The Best Reviews

"An entertaining, quirky, and offbeat mystery … A special treat for amateur sleuth lovers."
- Midwest Book Reviews

on other works by the author:
"Engaging and charismatic … a breath of fresh air."
- Publishers Weekly (re the author's "Defending Angels" series)

“Stanton writes with a sure hand."
- Orson Scott Card

“A wonderful book” … “It is also required reading … for all animal lovers.”
- Gene Wolfe (on THE HEAVENLY HORSE FROM THE OUTERMOST WEST)

“If you loved WATERSHIP DOWN … this is the fantasy book for you: lovingly detailed, heart-quickening.”
- Jane Yolen (on THE HEAVENLY HORSE FROM THE OUTERMOST WEST)

author bio:
Claudia Bishop (Mary Stanton) writes the popular Hemlock Falls mysteries from her farm in upstate New York, where she is surrounded by great vineyards, wonderful restaurants, and the incredible beauty of the Finger Lakes. In the cold winter months, she lives in a small house in West Palm Beach, Florida. She can be reached at her website, www.claudiabishop.com.

Synopsis

Having sold the Inn at Hemlock Falls, Sarah and Meg Quilliam find themselves returning to the scene of the crime when the new owner hosts a gathering of Texas cattlemen and one of the guests turns up dead.