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Summary: a great cookie
Review: This is the first goldie book I've read, and I'm hooked! She's a great character, surrounded by interesteing supporting characters. Plus, she has interesting hobbies, like skiing, sports and those delicous food concotions she comes up with. I read some of the other reviews and have only one thing to say. For all of you who wish Goldie was not inperetual crisis-Do you know what a series means? Would you have preferred that Hercule Poirot did not always stumble into mysteries everywhere he went, too? I think Ms Davison has done what any great series writer has done-kept her character getting into more and more interesting trouble!
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Summary: GREAT!!
Review: I would just like to say that this is a very good book. I have read all of the authors books and this is just one more great one. I thought the ending was very good and the book well planned, thought out and very descriptive. The other reviewers who don't like it simply don't know a good book when they read one, or a good recipe for that matter, her recipies in the book are just as good as the others!! (The cookies are to die for!)
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Summary: Goldy at it again!
Review: I have read and enjoyed all the books in the Goldy Schultz series. I find them quite entertaining and relatively easy reading when you don't feel like reading something that would be mind boggling. I also enjoy her recipes and have tried quite a few of them. As far as the story goes, I am amazed, however, at how Goldy can just wander into her kitchen (after just being almost killed by someone, somehow) and whip up a fabulous meal. Better yet, she has a hunk of a husband that is a gourment cooking policemen too!! What a life! But I do think these books are fun. The only comment I would make about this one, is that I would have liked to have seen more participation in the story by her best friend Marla and also more of Julian. I think Tom (the husband) should have had more to do besides cook and work on the plumbing. I am hoping that in her next book her son starts to mature and not be so sullen all the time. If you are looking for a real serious novel, this isn't it. But if you enjoy a fun mystery and some recipes, this is your book! Enjoy! and I am looking forward to the next book.
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Summary: Was she in a hurry with this one?
Review: I am a faithful fan of Ms. Davidson, but this one I was glad that I got from the library instead of buying. The end was very abrupt and rushed like a high school paper with a great beginning and then it was time to turn in so she slapped an ending on it.Goldy is beginning to be unrealistic the more I read. She doesn't even skip a beat when she is seriously hurt in an auto accident just goes into her kitchen to whip up some food. I would really ditch this woman if she were in my life...too many bad things happen to those in her life. There was no big thing that she killed a man and noses into things that are none of her business. How many times has she been told to keep her nose out? Most people would start to think that her obstruction of justice and her many brushes with trouble would make her guilty by association. It was a nice easy read just very frustrating that the book seems to tries to end everything in the last 5 pages. It did however like most of her books make me want to go into the kitchen and cook. She does need to learn to deal with her son. Her cleaning up his botched experiement and Arch in general is just off. Although it has been awhile since I was around 14 year olds.
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Summary: Made me hungry!
Review: There was a book fair at work and this book was 50% off, so I bought it and read it in less than three days. I admit, this wasn't a real thriller type mystery, but it was very easy to read and I enjoyed it. So much, in fact, that I ordered all eight of her previous books. I plan to start with the first and read straight through to this one. It should be quite a trip!
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Summary: Nice, sweet little mystery with some interesting recipes
Review: I've read several of Diane Mott Davidson's Goldy Schultz mysteries, and find that they run along the same trail--someone gets murdered, and Goldy divides her time between investigating the murder and whipping up delicious food. "Tough Cookie" is no great departure from the formula. Everyone has their roles to play, and play them they do--from Goldy's brassy friend Marla to Goldy's abusive ex-husband (whose menacing appearances often jarringly distract from the rest of the story, which despite the murders and other goings-on tend to be quite fluffy). Why anyone would want to live in Aspen Meadows, which must have the highest per-capita murder rate in America judging by the books, is beyond me! Still, a pleasant read for those who like their murder mysteries on the lighter side. Good recipes, too.
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Summary: Yum, Yum.
Review: This is one culinary mystery series that ages well. Diane Mott Davidson has always had the perfect recipe for mystery and mayhem, and this one is no exception. My growling stomach and scratched head are testaments that the menus will make you go "mmmm, " and the mystery will make you go "hmmm." Goldy Schulz's catering business is temporarily out of service due to plumbing problems, and she is trying to find ways to make enough money to get it running again. She hosts a PBS cooking show and attempts to sell a rare pair of skies. When the buyer of the skies is found dead, the circumstances do not look good for Goldy, but with the PBS taping at Killdeer Ski Resort, Goldy is able to do a little skiing and a lot of snooping to solve who really wanted her ex-boyfriend, the art critic, dead and why. Goldy's other problem seems to be that everyone is getting wise to her other skill as an amateur sleuth so getting answers to her clues are a bit more difficult this time around. The plot is as cleverly laid out, as are the mouth-watering recipes. The twist and turns are as subtle as Goldy's secret ingredients - just when you've got it - you don't. This ninth episode in Goldy's mystery series shows she is one tough cookie, and "Tough Cookie" is one great read.
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Summary: A Dash of This a Pinch of That
Review: I have read this entire series and have enjoyed them all. They need to be read in order so that you can become aquainted with the characters and events. Other reviewers have talked about "reality" etc. If you think one person is always involved with every murder in their town, then you must not get out all that much. To me the recipes are only the side bar to the story. The relationship with Goldie and Arch is a very real one. " The Jerk " is a very believeable character and I cheered when he got his due. This latest entry into the series had me guessing right up to the end. I enjoyed it and so will you, if you keep in mind what it really is. A work of fiction and not a biography.
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Summary: Diane Delivers a Great Distraction
Review: "Tough Cookie" is a great way to be distracted and entertained at the same time. Goldy once again manages to get herself into more trouble and sure she should know better, but if she did, then we wouldn't have a book, would we? Diane's characters again are interesting, complex and for the most part, believable. This time out Goldy is caught up in the murder of an old boyfriend (although they only had three dates) and the previous death of an old friend in an avalanche. The ski setting, Christmas background, and snow, snow, snow, are great assets in this mystery. I have to admit that the killer is easier to pick out in this one, but that's okay; she throws enough red herrings to make you think you're wrong. And the climax is a good one. This would do great on film. I ponder, though, one fellow customer's review who thought Tom Schulz was fat. Did I miss something way back in his introduction. I never got the impression he was fat? Just big---there is a difference! Oh, well, Davidson fans rejoice---it's a solid entry in this entertaining and mouthwatering series!
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Summary: One Of Her Best
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this, the latest in the adventures of Goldy the caterer. I had a little trouble keeping all the characters straight in the beginning, but they soon sorted themselves out. Several mysteries are expertly woven together and culminate in a smashing ending. The recipes, as always, sound wonderful. I haven't tried them yet but plan to do so soon. The Orange Marmalade Muffins sound especially good. I can hardly wait for the next installment.
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