Between A Wok and a Dead Place

Pepper Reece, owner of the Spice Shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market, embarks on a food walk adventure in the Chinatown-International District that uncovers a mysterious death in a long-closed hotel. As she delves into the hotel's hidden secrets and battles personal concerns, including her relationship with her boyfriend, Pepper is drawn into a web of questions and danger. With the killer close behind and the past threatening to surface, she must navigate mysteries both old and new to uncover the truth.