Kale to the Queen by Nell Hampton

All Hail Chef Carrie Ann! "Kale to the Queen" proves to be a wonderful cozy mystery that follows Carrie Ann Cole to London as she settles into Kensington Palace as chef to the royal family. Carrie Ann quickly realizes that living at Kensington Palace will be a big adjustment. Not only does she have to deal with some pretty interesting coworkers like the dramatic (and hilariously named) Chef Butterbottom, but when one of her kitchen assistants goes toes up in the palace's greenhouse, Carrie Ann knows she must get to the bottom of things. All in all, this was a very well done book and one of its biggest strengths is the strongly written secondary characters. The author introduced us to everyone from the gardener to the head of security to the Duchess' secretary. Not only did I enjoy meeting everyone, but they provided a great vehicle for the reader to see the inner workings of what goes on a royal palace. The mystery itself was excellent and I particularly liked how the author was sure to tie up the murder very neatly at the end. I was kept guessing as to the identity of the murderer right up until the very end of the book which is always a huge plus! There are so many different directions the author can take this series and I can't wait to see what happens to Chef Cole next!