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Summary: So-so Mystery, and One Truly Disastrous Character
Review: Chas Wheatley is my favorite food-loving investigator since Robert Parker's Spenser! Savor this book with a serious espresso or a glass of Prosecco -- you'll find the ending as satisfying as a chocolate souffle at Jean-Georges!
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Summary: Phyllis Richman knows how to cook up a great mystery!
Review: Chas Wheatley is my favorite food-loving investigator since Robert Parker's Spenser! Savor this book with a serious espresso or a glass of Prosecco -- you'll find the ending as satisfying as a chocolate souffle at Jean-Georges!
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Summary: Savvy and sassy heroine
Review: Chas Wheatley is my kind of heroine--savvy, sassy and far from svelte. She's a woman I'd like to know and she lives in a world most of us would love to have access to--good food and great restaurants. If you can't be a restaurant critic yourself, the next best thing is following Chas through her mouthwatering meals and the intriguing mysteries she unravels. Murder on the Gravy Train is both funny and smart--and you can say the same for its heroine.
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Summary: Delicious
Review: I found the novel to be delicious. The only real comment I have is Sherele's odd quotes...That quote from the Importance of Being Earnest had nothing to do with what they were talking about.
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Summary: Suspenseful and appetizing!
Review: I just finished Murder on the Gravy Train, and it's even better than The Butter Did It. I would have finished it in one sitting, but it made me too hungry. Phyllis Richman, if you read this review, please keep 'em coming!
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Summary: boring, boring, boring
Review: I really had high expectations from this book after reading The Butter Did It, but this was a huge let down. It was so obvious who the murderer was. How about a little suspense in this suspense novel? I feel cheated out of three hours of my life. Spend your money on a movie instead. It costs less, is shorter and could not be worse.
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Summary: A mouth-watering mystery!
Review: I really liked Phyllis Richman's first mystery THE BUTTER DID IT, but I *loved* MURDER ON THE GRAVY TRAIN, which I read in one sitting because I couldn't put it down! This is a delightful, delicious read that restaurant-industry insiders and avid foodies alike won't want to miss.
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Summary: Scrumptious
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Phyllis Richman's first novel 'The Butter Did It' and mistakenly thought that I'd be in for a similar ride with her second effort. Unfortunately, most of this book meanders aimlessly while the crimes that are alluded to happen far from the reader's eyes. Richman spends far too much time describing the social settings surrounding the story. The actual story that is waiting to be told is put somewhere on the back shelf. Murders happen, crimes are committed, and everything gets solved. Yet somehow, the reader has a feeling that he or she is always on the outside of the action. Storylines are interjected for what turns out to be no reason at all. (Whatever happened with the Jamaican suicide?) The book reads smoothly enough, but to quote an old TV icon, when you're finished, you'll be asking 'Where's the Beef?'
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Summary: What happened?
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Phyllis Richman's first novel 'The Butter Did It' and mistakenly thought that I'd be in for a similar ride with her second effort. Unfortunately, most of this book meanders aimlessly while the crimes that are alluded to happen far from the reader's eyes. Richman spends far too much time describing the social settings surrounding the story. The actual story that is waiting to be told is put somewhere on the back shelf. Murders happen, crimes are committed, and everything gets solved. Yet somehow, the reader has a feeling that he or she is always on the outside of the action. Storylines are interjected for what turns out to be no reason at all. (Whatever happened with the Jamaican suicide?) The book reads smoothly enough, but to quote an old TV icon, when you're finished, you'll be asking 'Where's the Beef?'
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Summary: Scrumptious
Review: I very much enjoyed this second Chas Wheatley mystery, which I hope the author will continue as a lengthy series. I liked the new characters and although the murders themselves weren't described in great detail, I think the strategy works in that my desire to read from a foodie's perspective was greater than my desire to read a grisly murder mystery. I am also glad that some of the characters from "The Butter Did It" were reprised. I love the vicarious thrill of seeing the restaurant industry from the inside!
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