John Putnam Thatcher of Sloan Guaranty Trust has just been added to the board of the Dreyer Foundation, whose good works are financed by the Dreyer Chocolate Company, makers of the popular Old Glory candy bar. Then one of the contentious leaders of the company is drowned in a motel swimming pool, and Thatcher investigates. ( )

A murder in Chocolatetown. This book is set in a fictional town based on Hershey, PA, with a company that sounds a lot like Hershey. A cocoa buyer is murdered during a business convention. The investigation gives you a good look into the chocolate business, futures trading, and public television, all with a little tongue in cheek. ( )