Cozy Up With Kathy: Potluck and Poison - A Guest Post & Giveaway

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Potluck and Poison - A Guest Post & Giveaway

I'm pleased to welcome Addie Dawson to Cozy Up With Kathy today. You can find Addie on the pages of the Spy Kitty in the City series by Bailey Booth. Potluck and Poison is the fifth book in the series and was released last week.

Hi, my name’s Addie Dawson, and I’m the director of Helping Paws Animals Shelter. It’s not unusual to find animals waiting for us when we arrive in the morning. My heart sank the morning there was a soggy cardboard box on the doorstep, but the animal inside at least got left with me. I’d get them fed, healthy, and hopefully into their forever home.

But then Persephone talked to me. She sounds like an old woman with a pack a day habit who’s seen some things. I asked the ladies who work at the shelter with me if they could understand her too, but they couldn’t. Then she told me about the art heist at Gallerie Bellamy.

The theft was all over the news. And the shelter could really use the reward money that was being offered for the safe return of the priceless painting. So Persephone and I teamed up to find the thief. We’ve been solving crimes that animals witnessed ever since.

I never pictured myself as a sleuth. I always wanted to help animals, which was how I started working at Helping Paws. I see what Persephone and I do as a way of doing that—the animals we work with on our cases have witnessed crimes, and now they know justice was served.

Parking Lot Potluck is my favorite TV show. It’s a cooking competition. Each episode, the judges travel to a new city and either offer regional ingredients or dishes to the contestants to reimagine into new dishes. I don’t cook, but ordering takeout and watching Potluck is my happy place.

When I got the call to help solve a case on the show—two judges were poisoned. One died, and the other one was hanging on by a prayer—I wasn’t sure I wanted to do it. Potluck had given me so much happiness, what if I wasn’t able to return the favor? But then I realized that this was the least I could do for the cast and the crew. A Great Dane was the only one who might have a clue about the crime—but she doesn’t want to talk to Persephone. She’s holding a grudge after a cat booped her snout.

I thought the on-air competition was tough—but it was nothing compared to the curveballs thrown at me while trying to solve this case. Take a healthy dose of suspicion, add a dash of deception, and a half a cup of—oh, I can’t tell you what happens. You’ll have to read the book and find out who slipped the oleander into the crab bisque!

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Potluck and Poison (Spy Kitty in the City) by Bailey Booth

About Potluck and Poison

Potluck and Poison (Spy Kitty in the City)
Cozy Mystery 5th in Series
Setting - Seattle
Independently Published (March 17, 2022)

I always dreamed of being a part of my favorite show, Parking Lot Potluck, but I never expected them to ask me to help solve a murder.
Someone poisoned a dish on the popular cooking competition. The host is dead and my favorite judge is in critical condition. The only one who witnessed the crime was Great Dane, Chloe.
Persephone and I are off to Seattle to solve the crime, but things are much different behind the scenes. Have the cast and crew been working on a recipe for deception, or was it a contestant with a case of sour grapes who’s brought production to a halt?
Whatever I do, I have to keep my inner fangirl in check, or my favorite show could get eliminated for good.

About Bailey Booth

Bailey Booth is an animal lover, travel enthusiast, and avid reader. She drinks way too many soy lattes and will probably laugh at your jokes. She also likes long walks on the beach and candlelit dinners…oh wait. Wrong profile. Bailey’s been writing and amateur sleuthing since she was a kid. Fun fact: Spy Kitty in the City came to her in a dream. Follow your dreams!