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Motive and Manicotti

(2026)
(The third book in the Macaroni Murder Club series)
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A celebrity food critic arrives in Mariner's Reach with the power to make Bellanoa's Kitchen famous—or destroy it with a single review.

But Martin Rourke isn't just searching for unforgettable meals. He's quietly digging into secrets buried beneath the town's culinary past, and every question he asks leaves another longtime resident on edge.

When Harbor Table Weekend is shattered by murder, suspicion quickly settles on the one man everyone already distrusts. Gia Bellanoa isn't convinced. With Pesto, her curious one-eyed cat, leading her to overlooked clues, Gia finds herself caught between Shelly Draper's bitter grudge, Keith Rollins' mounting desperation, Angela Levi's simmering resentment, and a web of forgotten recipes, fractured loyalties, and decades-old lies.

In Mariner's Reach, every family has a story. This time, someone is willing to kill to keep theirs from being told.

Some recipes are worth preserving. Some secrets were never meant to be served.


Genre: Cozy Mystery

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