Jerrilyn Farmers #1 LA Times bestselling Madeline Bean Culinary mysteries continue to prove to be scrumptiously hip savoury and irresistible. In this mass market reprint of her second hardcover Mad Bean is at it again as a search for the perfect sax becomes deadly. The dazzling Jazz Ball for the prestigious Woodburn School of Music promises to be event planner Madeline Beans greatest triumph to date. All the rich and mighty of L.A. societys fundraising crowd seem to be seriously enjoying the festivities. Of course then everything goes straight to hell. Having to contend with a heap of celebrity trash a ranting vocal coach his rabid bitch of a girlfriend and duelling preteen music prodigies is bad enough. But when the furious bidding war for the prize item to be auctioned off a oneofakind sterling silver Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone almost results in bloodshed and the perfect sax subsequently vanishes Madeline cant help but wonder what else could possibly go wrong. Well he could arrive home to discover a dead body in her bedroom. Her exbeau LAPD Detective Chuck Honnett could start making insistent take me back noises. And then theres the redhaired stranger who seems to be stalking her. All in all the lethal looniness surrounding the theft of a priceless instrument is threatening to drive Mad quite mad. With the jazz cool the sax hot and the martinis smoking it may drive her quite dead.