Samantha is mixing up traditional cocktails at the German Texan Lodges Fourth of July festivala gig she was roped into by her motherbut amidst the bratwurst and brass bands, trouble is brewing. Lodge loyalties are divided over a proposal to build a private country-club-style tennis center on the lodge grounds. Her moms best friend, Patty Davis, is vehemently opposed to the plan. Society matron Angela Clawson is all for it. At the festival, theyre seen in a heated argumentand hours later, Angela is found dead, killed by one of the ceremonial shovels intended for the groundbreaking. Samanthas mother begs her to help clear Pattys name, but can Samantha handle another murder case, or will the whole investigation go bottoms up? Fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Lee Hollis will savor every delectable sip of this clever and utterly intoxicating cozy, the second Cocktails and Catering mystery.
