THE CHOCOLATE KISS-OFF

World War II rages overseas but ,in America Valentine&rsquo,s Day is around the corner. Vats of delicious chocolate are being cooked up to win fair lady&rsquo,s heart. , But at Carlotta&rsquo,s Chocolates, Carlotta is found cooking in her own vat of chocolate, and not so deliciously. Arrested for her murder is chocolatier Howie Goldberg, good friend to Persephone &lsquo,Percy&rsquo, Cole. , As one of Manhattan&rsquo,s first female private detectives, Percy is determined to hunt down the real killer. But the sleuth, herself, is being stalked by the murderer, who not only keeps a diary of the latest kills, but records who is next. Percy Cole tops the list. When the lady shamus finds the illusive killer, will Death be her Valentine?_,