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Right when Dani thinks she’s hit a dead-end in her career, she unexpectedly inherits an enormous old house in a quaint college town. This gives her the perfect opportunity to pursue her true passion—cooking! So Dani opens Chef-to-Go, preparing delicious, ready-made meals for hungry students attending the nearby university, as well as providing personal chef services and catering events for the local community. To help support her new business, she opens her home to a few students, renting them rooms and becoming almost like a big sister figure in their lives.

But just as Dani is relishing her sweet new life, the friend of one of her boarders is murdered, and Dani becomes one of the primary suspects! She’ll have to scramble to clear her name and save her business before the killer reappears—perhaps to silence the new chef forever.

This was a fun, cozy mystery similar to the style of Harper Lin’s Francesca Amaro series. I love how Swanson set it up for Dani and the girls to live together, which — of course! — makes it necessary for Uncle Spencer to come around. Their lives weave together easily, which makes it so easy to imagine them in their various situations.

Personally, the story got a little wordy at times (lots of cooking play-by-plays), but it didn’t distract from the overall enjoyment of the story. In face, the fun characters and their lives hooked me right in. I’ve already borrowed the second book from the library.

Rated PG-13 for adult themes and situations, including drug and alcohol use.

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