When famous TV chef Matteo McLeish turns up at the Old Forge Cafe and offers chef Charlie Hunter a place in his kitchen for the duration of Hampden Greens local opera festival, she thinks its because he rates her cooking skills. In fact its because hes heard shes good in a crisis. The wholesome star of Nonnas Kitchen is being blackmailed by one of his team.

Tempted by an improbably large pay cheque and the boost to to her CV, Charlie accepts his offer. Does the threat lie close to home, or back in Italy with Matteos culinary roots? And can Charlie find the blackmailer before shes swept up in an avalanche of death and scandal?