Death of a Chocolate Cheater: A Food Festival Mystery
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00OQRL4US |
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| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Chocolate Contest Worth Killing For One of my favorite books from last year was the first in Penny Pike’s new Food Festival Mysteries. The instant I finished it, I started counting the days until I could read Death of the Chocolate Cheater, the follow up. I’m delighted to say it was just as much fun as the original.San Francisco’s annu. Lisa Ks Book Reviews said Author Penny Pike took me on a twisting, turning thrill ride!. Anyone who knows me knows I love chocolate. So how was I going to pass up a cozy mystery that has chocolate in the title? I didn’t. Especially not when that book was the second installment of the Food Festival Mystery series!Author Penny Pike has a wonderful style of writing. Her books read as though the words f. Got my Tasty Chocolate Fix - Calorie-Free Elaine Schmitz I have been reading Penny's mysteries for many years, and this one, like all the others, scored high with me on all points. Tense mystery - yes! Rollicking read - yes! Funny, lovable characters - yes! Great description of the scene (San Francisco foodies) - yes! Just a touch of cute/sweet romance - yes! Plus, I learne
. Penny Pike also writes the Party-Planning Mystery series under the name Penny Warner. She has published over sixty books and is a winner of the Macavity and Agatha awards
But things get sticky when one of the judges, Polly Montgomery, is taken out of commission—permanently. The suspects include every contestant with reason to believe Polly wasn’t too sweet on their sweets, including Aunt Abby’s high school friend. A little friendly competition from Darcy’s sometime-beau Jake Miller, who plans to enter with his chocolate cream puff delight, only sweetens the deal. Food truck vendor Darcy Burnett unwraps a murder at the San Francisco Chocolate Festival in this mystery from the author of Death of a Crabby Cook… At this year’s chocolate festival, Darcy and her Aunt Abby hope to win the $10,000 prize in the chocolate contest with Aunt Abby’s taste sensation: the chocolate raspberry whoopee pie. Now Darcy must pick through an assortment of secrets to catch a killer before someone else gets a bittersweet finish.
Praise for Death of a Crabby Cook “With her aunt’s business—and freedom—on the line, it’s up to Darcy and Dream Puff Jake Miller, to put the brakes on a crabby—and out-of-control killer.”—Examiner"The food truck angle and the mouthwatering descriptions of the truck's offerings give this one a very appealing flavor."—Booklist “The characters are strong, likeable, and come with secrets of their own.”—King’s River Life “Fun, fresh and different.”—Open Book Society “A clever new series that cozy mystery readers will eat up.”—MyShelf “A thoroughly enjoyable read.”—Here’s How it Happened