"Val Denston is used to catastrophes in the kitchen, but not the dining room ... especially when one of Granddad's dinner party guest winds up face down in the chowder. The demised diner apparently scammed Granddad's best buddy, and since the other dinner guests have suddenly clammed up, the police have all the ingredients to cook up a conviction for Granddad. With his freedom- and Val's cafe job- on the line, Val is in a sweat trying to avert a catastrophe. But dredging up old secrets might just be a recipe for murder..."-- cover