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Summary: Deliciously deadly fun
Review: Anyone who has ever enjoyed a series or novel featuring a female sleuth as protagonist - hard-boiled, cozy, intense or funny - will devour this book by Bobbie and Pat Wells. All of our favorite writers are represented - Cornwell, Evanovich, Paretsky, Stabenow, Chitteden, Lippman and dozens more. If you never gave any thought to the way in which character and setting are enhanced by how, what and where the ladies get their nourishment, you'll be amazed. It's fun to read, it whets the appetite, and it will introduce you to scores of mystery authors you may not yet have sampled. I've already bought several copies as gifts, and I recommend to anyone who likes the genre.
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Summary: Deliciously deadly fun
Review: Anyone who has ever enjoyed a series or novel featuring a female sleuth as protagonist - hard-boiled, cozy, intense or funny - will devour this book by Bobbie and Pat Wells. All of our favorite writers are represented - Cornwell, Evanovich, Paretsky, Stabenow, Chitteden, Lippman and dozens more. If you never gave any thought to the way in which character and setting are enhanced by how, what and where the ladies get their nourishment, you'll be amazed. It's fun to read, it whets the appetite, and it will introduce you to scores of mystery authors you may not yet have sampled. I've already bought several copies as gifts, and I recommend to anyone who likes the genre.
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Summary: Delightful!
Review: I have just recieved my copy of FOOD, DRINK, AND THE FEMALE SLEUTH by the Sisters Wells. This large paperback book contains 410 pages of fun reading. The authors, who are sisters, have gathered their favorite food scenes into one place, showing how writers use food scenes to flesh out the main character and secondary characters in their books as well as using food to move the story along. The 23 chapters are cleverly titled. A few of my favorites: "A Dozen Ways to Feed Your Lover," "Undercover Grub and Stakeout Takeout," "Upper and Lower Crusts," "Let's Do Lunch." Not only is this book a lot of fun to read, but I can see it becoming a useful reference tool for librarians, mystery fans who want to add to their reading lists, and students of the mystery novel. I highly recommend this book and not just because I am mentioned in the chapter called "What Do You Know About Country Cookin'?"
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Summary: From MyShelf.com
Review: Patricia Wells Lunneborg, a retired professor of psychology, and her sister, Roberta Wells Ryan, a retired writer-editor, have put together a fascinating book that tracks the relationship of food in the lives of some the most popular female sleuths in the literary world.Nevada Barr, Margaret Chittenden, Susan Dunlap, Patricia Cornwell, Janet Evanovich, Earlene Fowler, Sue Grafton, Carolyn Hart, Laura Lippman, Margaret Maron, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, and Dana Stabenow are just a few of the women writers featured in this intriguing collection. For readers, this is an interesting look into the personalities of characters whose dining tendencies range from the sophisticated - to one step beyond eating out of the trash can! If you've never read a Sue Grafton novel, come and meet PI Kinsey Malone - over skim milk and Cheerios - eaten while standing over the kitchen sink. For writers, this book should be a permanent fixture - right next to their thesaurus. FOOD, DRINK, AND THE FEMALE SLEUTH is a perfect example of the art of developing complex characters. Our food choices, along with the way we eat, can speak volumes about us. The detective who won't cook, shunning healthy food for junk food, shows us she is reckless and down to earth. A protagonist whose cupboards are bare is obviously driven in areas beyond her kitchen. There are lots of fun examples detailing the personal eating habits of famous female sleuths in this jam-packed book. I guarantee that anyone who loves food, loves to read, or has ever had a question about character development, will find FOOD, DRINK, AND THE FEMALE SLEUTH an absolute treasure!
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Summary: Appetizers Plus
Review: This book offers a series of appetizers, tantalizing the mystery fan to partake of the featured authors. Because of FOOD, DRINK, AND THE FEMALE SLEUTH, I have discovered authors that I had previously overlooked. While other reviewers have rightfully praised this extremely clever book for its appeal to mystery writers and their fans, I think it has added appeal to people in the culinary professions. I recently left a copy with the staff of one of my favorite eating establishments and they were thrilled!
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Summary: Appetizers Plus
Review: This book offers a series of appetizers, tantalizing the mystery fan to partake of the featured authors. Because of FOOD, DRINK, AND THE FEMALE SLEUTH, I have discovered authors that I had previously overlooked. While other reviewers have rightfully praised this extremely clever book for its appeal to mystery writers and their fans, I think it has added appeal to people in the culinary professions. I recently left a copy with the staff of one of my favorite eating establishments and they were thrilled!
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