Catered Christmas, A

Visions of sugar plums

are most decidedly not dancing in Libby's head--especially since she and

her sister are set to appear on the Hortense Calabash Cooking Show. The

premise is to give six professional caterers random ingredients and

have them whip up a holiday meal. Bernie and Libby are thrown into the

mix as arguments and accusations simmer on the set. Holiday spirit has

left the building--and leaves a body--when Hortense, all dressed up as

Santa Claus for the opening sequence, is killed by an exploding oven.

It's soon clear that Hortense's demise was far from accidental. Now as

Bernie and Libby stir up the past, they open up a king-sized can of

motives. Each contestant had a previous run-in with the horrible

Hortense, who engaged in blackmail, rumor-mongering, and illicit affairs

at every turn...but which chef couldn't stand the heat? With the

holiday rush in full swing and a killer still on the loose, the caterers

of Christmas present have no choice but to wrap up the mystery before

their geese are well and fully cooked.