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Lethal Spice is a gripping, mystery novel which is set in the sleepy town of Shimla against the background of a big cooking competition. This is the second murder-mystery, after A Piece of Cake, by bestselling author Swati Kushal. Summary of the Book The six finalists from India’s no. 1 reality cooking show, Hot Chef, are pitted against each other in a live shoot of the show at the historic Gaiety theater. The contestants are all ready with their ground spices and ingredients in place, when things start to go horribly wrong. Shimla's superintendent of police Niki Marwah is summoned unexpectedly, when one of the contestants of the show dies of poisoning and nothing adds up. She is more determined than ever to get to the bottom of this perplexing mystery. About Swati Kaushal Swati Kaushal is an Indian author of three bestselling novels, Piece of Cake, A Girl Like Me and Drop Dead. She was born and brought up in New Delhi and all her stories are based on her personal experiences. She is an alumna of Lady Sri Ram College, New Delhi and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. Swati has worked with companies like Nestlé India Ltd and Nokia Mobile Phones.