EXCERPTS FROM the SILVER SISTERS MYSTERY "A CORPSE IN THE SOUP" A CORPSE IN THE SOUP - BOOK 1 | Page 16

wiped a dab of caramel-colored sauce from her chin. Godiva gobbled up the heavenly scampi and boldly asked for another serving. She cleaned her plate and batted her lashes. “Chef Romano, you can cook in my kitchen anytime.” Romano smiled, and looked as though he was about to say something when the camera cut to a commercial. As the show came to a close, Romano stared in horror at the man in the African tunic who grabbed his stomach and fell to the floor in a slow motion break dance. A plate of scampi and mushrooms crashed beside him and the large woman in the bright muumuu collapsed on top of it. A drenching cold sweat slicked over Godiva’s skin. She panicked when her stomach cramped in painful knots and the room swam before her eyes. The pounding in her head was more than she could bear. Her last conscious thought as she sank to the floor, landing face down in a puddle of mushroom sauce, was that the studio’s lush burgundy carpeting didn’t feel as luxurious as it looked.