J.C. Eaton’s newest Cozy Mystery series, The Charcuterie Shop Mysteries, set in Cave Creek, made its debut July 12 with “Laid Out to Rest,” the first book in the series.

Local authors Ann I. Goldfarb and James E. Clapp, writing as J.C. Eaton, are thrilled to add another humorous whodunit to the other series they juggle, including the Sophie Kimball Mysteries, set in Sun City West, the Marcie Rayner Mysteries, set in Minnesota, and the Wine Trail Mysteries, set in New York’s Finger Lakes. It is available on Amazon and Barnes & Novel in both ebook and paperback formats. Book signings in the area will be announced.

If it wasn’t for a flamboyant, self-absorbed ghost occupying Katie Aubrey’s rental house, the thirty-something former business tech turned charcuterie chef would be able to concentrate on her new sandwich shop and catering business. But as luck would have it, former food critic and septuagenarian Edith Ellory, will not let go. Not until she convinces Katie to find out who killed her.

In spite of a coroner’s report stating Edith had died peacefully in her sleep, her apparition insists she was murdered. Not only that but she’s convinced she knows who did the dastardly deed. Vowing not to give Katie, or her laidback beagle a moment’s peace, Edith takes them on a wild goose chase through all the restaurants that received scalding reviews from her.

If Katie ever expects to have her new charcuterie business up and running, she’ll have to do more than arrange cured meats and cheeses. The real killer is closer than she thinks and no amount of culinary design sense will prevent her from the same fate as Edith’s.

For more information about J.C. Eaton, visit jceatonmysteries.com or visit them on Facebook at facebook.com/JCEatonauthor.