Death Al Fresco: A Sally Solari Mystery

By Leslie Karst and Leslie Harst

Book Overview

It's up to Sally Solari to serve up a killer before their family restaurant's reputation goes up in smoke. It's early autumn in Santa Cruz and restaurateur Sally Solari decides an open-air painting class is the perfect way for her to learn more about Paul Gauguin, the inspiration for the restaurant she has recently inherited. But the beauty of the Monterey Bay coastline is shattered when Sally's dog Buster sniffs out a corpse tangled up in kelp. The body is identified as Gino, a local fisherman and a regular at Solaris' until he disappeared after dining there a few nights before. Witnesses claim he left reeling drunk, but his waitress swears the old man only had two beers with is meal. And then the fingers begin to point at Sally's dad for negligently allowing an inebriated customer to walk home alone at night. From a long menu of suspects, including a cast of colorful characters who frequent the historic Santa Cruz fisherman's wharf, Sally must serve up the tall order of clearing her father's name in Death al Fresco , Leslie Karst's third delectable Sally Solari mystery.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1683315324
• ISBN13: 9781683315322
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Ready to Dine al Fresco?

This is the first book I have read in the Sally Solari Mystery series. It worked as a good standalone novel and it's great for those who just want to jump right in to the series. I didn't feel lost at all and was able to get a good handle on the characters. Since this novel was based around a restaurant, Karst's culinary knowledge shines through which I thoroughly enjoyed. The descriptions of the food and cooking style was great, speaking to my inner foodie self. I also loved the descriptions of the wharf and the ocean. I love being near the water and I really felt like I was there. Sally Solari was a likable character. I became familiar with the different facets of her life: career, relationships, hobbies...oh, and let's not forget detective! I really had no idea how the book would end and I was pleasantly surprised. Sally was so thorough in her investigation, that I was able to come up several theories and felt like I was investigating right along with her! For a fun read, I highly recommend this book. And if you are working on your beach to be read list, I would say add it! You won't be disappointed. I received a complimentary copy of this book and voluntarily posted an honest review.