Leslie Budewitz
Leslie Budewitz is the nationally bestselling author of the Spice Shop Mysteries and the Food Lovers' Village Mysteries. She is also the author of short stories that have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Suspense Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and other publications. She is the winner of the 2013 Agatha Award for Best First Novel for Death al Dente and the 2011 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction for Books, Crooks & Counselors.