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Summary: Trite, man-hating tripe
Review: This was the first, and last, Davidson title that I've read. It was dreadful tripe.The main character, Goldy, is totally unsympathetic. She's a professional victim, always whining about her ex-husband, when she isn't spying on him and his new girlfriend, or interfering with his relationship with his son, that is. As for the plot, what plot? It's an incoherent mishmash of totally unbelievable coincidences and wild changes in direction. A bitter divorcee might enjoy this book, but only for the ex-husband bashing. Everyone else would be well advised to stay far, far away from this steaming pile of dog doo.
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Summary: One of the author's best catering mysteries
Review: Though her beloved spouse Tom is on a police matter in New Jersey, Aspen Meadow, Colorado resident Goldy Schultz feels a bit encouraged now that she has her first major catering job in a month. The Hyde Castle event means future jobs for Goldilocks Catering recovering from the debacle of the Lauderdale incident. However, her upbeat feelings collapse when she learns her ex-husband has been released early from prison and someone shoots out her window. Not long afterward, Goldy finds the murdered corpse of Andy Balanchek in the creek near the Hyde Castle Chapel. When Tom who just returned home joins her there, an unknown assailant fires a shot and wounds him. Goldy has to balance her son's time with his biological father, nurse her current beloved husband, cater an Elizabethan feast at the castle, and uncover the identity of a killer. Any one of these ingredients could destroy her recipe. The latest Goldy mystery is like all the others: fun and entertaining due to a fabulous heroine and a strong support cast. The story line moves quickly never allowing a terrible tasting treat to grace its pages. Goldy is one of the top female amateur sleuths because her chef Diane Mott Davidson always bakes a winner. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Good story, good food
Review: You can always count on these books being a good story with great recipes to boot. I've been reading her series since the beginning and had the pleasure of meeting her at a signing. She is as nice as you would hope and her books never let you down. I particularly enjoy series that have evolving characters and this one always has. There are more intertwined threads in this tale that in most and it keeps you wondering exactly what is happening throughout but the resolution is good and there is enough peril to keep you on the edge throughout. Another winner in a great series.
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