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Catering a wake for her son's teacher leads Colorado caterer Goldy Bear into the detective business when rat poison turns up in her food, her ex-father-in-law is murdered, and the police, except for investigator Tom Schulz, begin to treat her like a suspect. Reprint. Lees verder

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