Maryland, series, recipes, cozy-mystery, cooking, cookbook, theft, murder, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, family, family-dynamics, friendship, amateur-sleuth, closed-circle-mystery**** A mystery themed bake-off with contestants as the chefs of famous sleuths, big rivalry, a theft, a murder of a rather poisonous contestant. Enter Val and her grandfather to sleuth once again. I didn't realize that this was book 8 in series, so I think that a devotee of the series would appreciate it more than I did. But there are some very interesting characters, intriguing red herrings, and plot twists to die for (couldn't resist). The publisher's blurb is a good hook! A good read! I requested and received a free e-book copy from Kensington Books/Kensington Cozies via NetGalley. Thank you!