Creme de Cassis and Murder is the first of the Mint Julep Mysteries. It is set on Waverly, a plantation in Cox County, Alabama, and introduces a multicultural community unique to the region. Two newly widowed sisters, Dabney Palmer Rankin and, New Orleans cardiologist, Dr. Sophia Palmer Ransom use their grandparents' plantation to get a show on the Dishing It Network. Problem is they cannot cook The two sisters get caught up in the mystery of the deaths of the adoptive parents of long lost, newly found cousin Julio Estevez. From Waverly to New Orleans the sisters step out of their comfort zone and set out to solve a mystery and protect family. Add to the mix Dabney's confusion over the romantic pursuit by the anesthesiologist for her colonoscopy who shows up in New Orleans. This first in the series lays the foundation for the rest of the novels in the Mint Julep Mysteries.