Keep Calm and Kill the Chef

Scones, tea, and a stabbing...

When Tabitha Darling entered Cafe La Femme in a reality TV show hosted by an infamous "bad boy" Chef, she never expected to be a suspect in his murder.

When Xanthippe Carides quit working in a cafe to become a private detective, she never expected one of her first cases would be keeping Tabitha out of jail...

These two friends have a mystery to solve, and only one of them is telling the whole truth.

Praise for Drowned Vanilla

"A delicious, frothy confection, full of vintage frocks, murder, heart, and fun. Tabitha Day is my favorite mystery heroine in years...and she is anything but vanilla!" - Stephanie Burgis

"Drowned Vanilla is a deliciously intriguing Tasmanian tale of missing girls and murder. One of the most original crime novels I've read in ages, this second book in the Cafe la Femme series sparkles with Livia Day's unique brand of murder-mystery served with a triple helping of mouthwatering desserts, vintage fashion and romantic tension. A wonderful, exuberant and quirky novel that warms your heart, makes you laugh, and keeps you turning the pages until the very last." - Poppy Gee

Livia Day fell in love with crime fiction at an early age. Her first heroes were Miss Jane Marple and Mrs Emma Peel, and not a lot has changed since then!She has lived in Hobart, Tasmania for most of her life, and now spends far too much time planning which picturesque tourist spot will get the next fictional corpse.Pseudonym of Tansy Rayner Roberts.