OUT NOW! Dinner at 8:00, Death at 8:30 by Edward Kendrick
Attending the dinner party thrown by his father, Ed Newton, to celebrate his sister’s engagement seemed like a fine idea to Mick and his lover, PI Trent Taylor. Even a snowstorm didn’t dampen the spirits of everyone attending, despite the fact it soon turned into a raging blizzard.
Everything would have gone as expected — until the power went out during dinner, trapping the guests in Ed’s penthouse condo. Even that would have been surmountable if James, the father of the future groom, hadn’t died suddenly, soon after dessert was served. At first glance it seemed to be a heart attack brought on by a severe case of food poisoning. Trent wasn’t so certain that was the case, but with no proof otherwise, he kept quiet other than to tell Mick why he believed it could be murder.
The death, and the blizzard, definitely put a damper on the festivities. Then a second person dies, and this time the circumstances are decidedly suspicious.
Will Trent be able to prove what he believes, that someone at the party is a killer, before anyone else dies? Only time will tell.