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December 3, 2024 12 mins

We have a new episode of This Queer Book Saved My Life coming up December 10!

Today, Once Upon a Crime Books presents 7 Minutes in Book Heaven, the podcast where we interview LGBTQ authors about the new books they have coming out for us to love and cuddle up with.

Once Upon a Crime Books is an independent bookstore specializing in mystery fiction. Located in Uptown Minneapolis, you can shop in their store Monday through Saturday 11am – 5:30pm. Or, visit their website! There, you can browse all of their books, from new releases to classic mysteries.

In this new episode, Once Upon a Crime Books introduces us to Leslie Karst and her new novel: Molten Death which is available to buy in paperback in-store, or on their website, and it is also available as a digital audio book.

Leslie Karst is the author of the Lefty Award-nominated Sally Solari culinary mysteries, as well as the memoir, Justice is Served: A Tale of Scallops, the Law, and Cooking for RBG. It was during her career as a research and appellate attorney in Santa Cruz, California, that she rediscovered her youthful passion for food and cooking, at which point she again returned to school to earn a culinary arts degree. Now retired from the law, in addition to writing, she and her wife and their Jack Russell mix split their time between Hilo, Hawai'i and Santa Cruz, California.

Buy Molten Death
Visit Once Upon a Crime Books in-person or buy online: https://onceuponacrimebooks.com/book/9781448312160

Connect with Leslie Karst
website: lesliekarstauthor.com
facebook: facebook.com/lesliekarstauthor
instagram: @lesliekarst

Credits
Presented by: Once Upon a Crime Books
Host/Founder: J.P. Der Boghossian
Executive Producer: Jim Pounds
Theme music: Summer Mood by lesfm

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