Diane Mott Davidson - Sticks & Scones

Another winner.

Publishers Weekly, The Year in Books, 2001, Mystery Pick

Goldys an engaging companion and the recipes are divine.

Booklist

An imaginative concept breathless pace excellent recipes.

Booknews from The Poisoned Pen

A standout.

Romantic Times

The perfect whodunit for recipe lovers.

The Dallas Morning News

Story and recipes are delicious.

North Carolina News and Record

Those who savor a delectable mystery should dive right into Diane Mott Davidsons latest culinary whodunit. Davidson has simply outdone herself this time. Hail to the chef!

The State Columbia, SC

Diane Mott Davidson set the standard for a new genre. Her original recipes are definitely to die for.

The Plain Dealer

A hearty feast of mystery.

Deadly Pleasures

The queen of culinary mystery writers.

The Post and Courier, NC

More Five-Star Praise for the
Nationally Bestselling Mysteries
of Diane Mott Davidson

A cross between Mary Higgins Clark and Betty Crocker.

The Sun, Baltimore

Diane Mott Davidsons culinary mysteries can be hazardous to your waistline.

People

The Julia Child of mystery writers.

Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph

Davidson has found the recipe for bestsellers.

The Atlanta Constitution

Mouthwatering.

The Denver Post

Delicioussure to satisfy!

Sue Grafton

If devouring Diane Mott Davidsons newest whodunit in a single sitting is any reliable indicator, then this was a delicious hit.

Los Angeles Times

You dont have to be a cook or a mystery fan to love Diane Mott Davidsons books. But if youre eitheror bothher tempting recipes and elaborate plots add up to a literary feast!

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Mixes recipes and mayhem to perfection.

The Sunday Denver Post

Davidson is one of the few authors who have been able to seamlessly stir in culinary scenes without losing the focus of the mystery. [She] has made the culinary mystery more than just a passing phase.

Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale

Goldy and her collection of friends and family continue to mix up dandy mysteries and add tempting recipes to the readers cookbooks at the same time.

The Dallas Morning News

I wish to acknowledge the assistance of the following people: Jim, J.Z., and Joe Davidson; Jeff and Rosa Davidson; Kate Miciak, a fabulous editor; Sandra Dijkstra, an incredible agent; and Susan Corcoran and Sharon Lulek, both unequaled publicists.

For help in Great Britain, I am particularly indebted to the marvelous staff at Books for Cooks in Notting Hill; to the equally brilliant staff at Hampton Court; to Julie Cullen, Director of Catering for Cliveden, Taplow, and Maidenhead, in the National Trust; and to David Edge of the Wallace Collection.

I was also greatly aided by my friend Julie Wallin Kaewert, who intrepidly drove on the left side of the road for our great adventure into English castles, abbeys, hotels, bookstores, and gourmet restaurants.

In addition, I am thankful to the following people: Lee Karr and the group that assembles at her home; Carol Devine Rusley, for encouragement and friendship; Lucy Mott Faison, who once again provided sisterly aid by testing and retesting the recipes at low altitude; John William Schenk and Karen Johnson, who once more took time to answer numerous catering questions; Katherine Goodwin Saideman, for her close readings of the manuscript; Shirley Carnahan, Ph.D., instructor in Humanities at the University of Colorado, for her helpful tips on all aspects of medieval history and castle life, and for her insightful reading of the manuscript; Dr. Michael Schuett, Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Porter Hospital, for insight into emergency procedures; Chuck Musser, meat department, Albertsons Grocery Store, Evergreen, Colorado, for advice on the steak pies; Richard Staller, D.O., Elk Ridge Family Physicians, for medical details; Meg Kendal and Daniel Martinez, M.D., Denver-Evergreen Ob-Gyn Group, for all manner of medical background; Francine Mathews and Mo Mathews, for their extremely helpful historical input; Kay Bergstrom; Triena Harper, chief deputy coroner, Jon Cline, coroners investigator, Chris Bauchmeyer, Deputy District Attorney, all of Jefferson County, and John Lauck, Criminal Investigator, District Attorneys Office, First Judicial District of Colorado, all of whom provided key information; Paula Millsapps, for offering banking background; Webster Stickney, philatelic agent, Harmer Schau Auction Galleries, for providing outstanding stamp-collecting expertise; Deputy Troy Murfin, Jefferson County Sheriffs Department, for details on statutes; and as always, for his wide-ranging knowledge and his wonderful ability to articulate it, Sergeant Richard Millsapps, Jefferson County Work-Release Program, Lakewood, Colorado.

Wounds of the flesh a surgeons skill may heal,
But wounded honors only cured with steel.

THE ART OF DUELLING, BY
A TRAVELLER. LONDON, 1836.

L ABYRINTH D ONORS A PPRECIATION L UNCH
Hyde Chapel, Aspen Meadow, Colorado
Monday, February 9, noon

Chicken Croquettes, Dijon and Cranberry Sauces

Winter Salad of Chvre, Figs, Filberts, and Field Greens,
Port Wine Vinaigrette

Shakespeares Steak Pie

Steamed Green Beans with Artichoke Hearts

Elizabethan Manchet Bread, Butter

Chocolate Marble Labyrinth Cake