Stiffs and Swine (Supper Club Series #4) »

J.B. Stanley has a BA in English from Franklin & Marshall College, an MA in English Literature from West Chester University, and an MLIS from North Carolina Central University. She taught sixth grade language arts in Cary, North Carolina for the majority of her eight-year teaching career. Raised an antique-lover by her grandparents and parents, Stanley also worked part-time in an auction gallery. An eBay junkie and food-lover, Stanley now lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband, two young children, and three cats.

When the Supper Club members are invited to be guest judges at a regional barbecue contest, they accept the invitation faster than you can say "hog heaven." But the barbecue festival's family-oriented, finger-licking fun turns sour when a contestant is found dead. Things go from bad to worse when one of the five friends is accused of the murder and lands in jail. The strained relationship between James and Lucy is still no picnic, but the Supper Club members must stick together to find the real killer.

Includes authentic barbecue-friendly recipes!

Praise for the Supper Club Mystery series:
"Heavy on fun, light on gore, this savory mystery comes complete with yummy recipes." 

—Publishers Weekly

"Just plain fun to read — with quirky, small-town characters and enough action to keep readers interested."

—CozyLibrary.com

"Readers are served a well-plotted mystery sprinkled with delightful characters and topped off with a dash of suspense."

—Romantic Times Book Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

Five food-loving friends accept an offer to serve as judges at a barbecue contest where murder is a side dish. Despite their differences, members of the Supper Club have had some success as amateur sleuths (Chili con Corpses, 2008, etc.). But they don't expect to need those skills at the annual Hudsonville Hog Festival, where they've been tapped to judge the Queen Sow Contest. The friends arrive at a delightful inn, where the hostess is a great cook and her daughter a great beauty, only to be confronted by the obnoxious Jimmy Lang, an ex-con contestant with a profitable sideline and a secret to success. When Jimmy's found dead by propane poisoning in his trailer, Supper Club member Gillian is suspect No. 1. Gillian is an aging, animal-loving hippie whose peaceful attitude to life was blasted when she confronted Jimmy and accused him of murdering her husband, a man her friends never knew existed. Ever since his current squeeze, reporter Murphy Alistair, has cooled off, librarian James Henry has enjoyed spending time with his former girlfriend, sheriff's deputy Lucy Hanover. Now Murphy's appearance in town to write about the crime brings the pot to a boil. The friends do everything they can to find the real killer of Lang, whose enemies included his competition and his girlfriend. The fourth in Stanley's food-loving series is no great mystery, but foodies will love the recipes and fans the new adventures of the five friends.