Pat Dennis is an award-wining author and comedian. She is a veteran of 1,000 plus performances in comedy clubs, Fortune 500 special events, woman's organizations, and church basements across the country. She has worked with such notables as Phyllis Diller, David Brenner, Tommy Chong, and Lewis Black. Pat is the author of HOTDISH TO DIE FOR, a collection of six culinary mystery short stories where hotdish is the weapon of choice (18 hotdish recipes are included). She is the contributing editor for HOTDISH HAIKU and WHO DIED IN HERE?, 25 mystery short stories by 25 premier storytellers where the crime occurs in the bathroom. Her popular novel MURDER BY CHANCE, is the story of a woman whose husband leaves her for an older fatter woman. Her short stories have appeared in ANNE FRASIER"S DEADLY TREATS, The Minnesota Crime Wave's SILENCE OF THE LOONS, RESORT TO MURDER, ONCE UPON A CRIME ANTHOLOGY AND WRITERS OF SPRING. Her fiction and humor have been published in National Public Radio's Minnesota Monthly, FMAM, Woman's World, The Pioneer Press, and The Sun Current newspapers. Pat can be reached at patdennis.com.