Ingredients for a Killer Blend

a.k.a. The Cast

THE SEATTLE SPICE SHOP STAFF

Pepper Reece—Mistress of Spice

Sandra Piniella—assistant manager and mix master

Cayenne Cooper—salesclerk with a secret

Matt Kemp—salesclerk and retail wiz

Reed Locke—part-time salesclerk, full-time student

Kristen Gardiner—part-time salesclerk, Pepper’s BFF

Arf—an Airedale, the King of Terriers

THE FLICK CHICKS

Pepper

Kristen

Laurel Halloran—widowed restaurateur and houseboat dweller

Seetha Sharma—massage therapist

Aimee McGillvray—vintage shop owner

IN MONTLAKE

Bruce Ellingson—bond broker who went for broke

Deanna Ellingson—neighborhood real estate agent

Cody Ellingson—their son

Maddie Petrosian—Pepper and Kristen’s childhood pal

Jake Byrd—aspiring developer

MARKET MERCHANTS, RESIDENTS, AND FRIENDS

Nate Seward—the fisherman

Glenn Abbott—neighbor and city councilman

Misty the Baker—guardian of Market tradition

Jamie Ackerman—painter and Market newcomer

THE LAW

Detective Michael Tracy—homicide

Detective Shawn Armstrong—homicide

Officer Tag Buhner—on the bike beat, Pepper’s former husband

Special Agent Meg Greer—FBI