The Puppet Master — Dianne Harman

Two women were threatened with blackmail and death if they didn't do what the mysterious voice on their phones told them to do. Both refuse to comply with the caller's demands, and now their deaths are almost a certainty.The voice told Willow the nude pictures taken of her would be given to the media if she didn't tell her significant other, Jackson Steel, the CEO of Omni Financial, to promote Rafe Edwards to the new position of West Coast Manager.Isla, a child of the San Diego barrio, was also being considered for the new position. She felt it would be the culmination of her professional life, and also benefit her Mexican mentor.When Dani is hired as the chef for the West Coast Manager dinner event which was to take place at a Jackson's private lodge on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, she discovers that her sous-chef, Arthur, was hired before she was. But not to cook. His company, of which he is the CEO, was hired to provide security for the event.As the hours lead up to the event, Arthur discovers Isla is going to pay the mysterious caller one million dollars, so he won't kill her. But Arthur is certain an attempt will be made on Isla's life even if she pays the money.Will Arthur and his security staff be able to stop the murder? It's a good thing Arthur bought Killer, a big mastiff guard dog, along with him to the special dinner event. Sometimes it helps to have a dog for backup!This is the 10th book in the bestselling Chef Dani Rosetti Cozy Mystery Series by a two-time USA Today Bestselling Author.