Cooking up Trouble

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Summary: Humorous -- ghosts and homicidal vegetarians
Review: Fun read. Good send-up of New Age charlatans. Humor and chills. Enjoyed "ghost" story.

Rating:
Summary: Humorous -- ghosts and homicidal vegetarians
Review: Fun read. Good send-up of New Age charlatans. Humor and chills. Enjoyed "ghost" story.

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: If attention to details is what separates excellent mystery authors from good ones, Pence may be doomed to the latter category. I found at least two story line contradictions in this book that were quite distracting as I tried to figure out who done it. It is a fun read with some sensual scenes between our heroine (Angie Amalfi) and her boyfriend thrown in to move the across book love story line along. It wasn't what I was looking for, but others may enjoy it.

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Summary: Romantic but Annoying
Review: The mystery is intriguing here, even if the wrap-up left a little something to be desired. The backstory in this book also shows promise on Pence's part- it certainly adds a more romantic air to this romance/mystery. Unfortunatly, Angie seems contradictory here- sometimes thoughtful, other times jumping to outrageous petty conclusions in Pence's attempt to work some conflict between the lovers. Angie's character I think goes downhill from here- Cooking Most Deadly is the next book.

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Summary: Love this series!!
Review: This is the third book in the Angie Amalfi series and I have loved each of them. This is a wonderful cozy series where the combination of mystery and romance is well balanced. The mystery keeps me guessing to the end and the romance is just steamy enough to keep me coming back, but not so much that it overpowers the mystery. A good read which I highly recommend.