Finished 3-8-10, rating 3.5/5, mystery, pub. 2010
Book 3 in the Della Cooks mystery series (Book 1) (Book 2)
“We look like twin cat burglars,” I said. “Maybe we should stop at a gas station and buy some black grease to cover our faces.”
Liddy shuddered. That would be awful for our skin. Open the glove compartment and take out a baggie.”
I did as directed and removed a Ziploc bag. “What’s in here?”
“Two pairs of Bill’s powder-free latex examination gloves. So we won’t leave fingerprints.”
Chapter 13
TV chef Della Carmichael is asked to host a fancy Celebrity Cook-Off for charity. As one of three judges she walks around the gala mingling with the guests and judging the celebrity dishes. When a smoke bomb goes off Della is thrown to the floor by a favorite author and when the smoke clears Della finds another judge stabbed to death. Della is afraid because one of her oldest friends, John O’Hara, is the lead suspect and Eileen who is like a daughter to her has been dating the dead judge. Della decides to do a little investigation of her own. The dead judge had been blackmailing Eileen so her first order of business is to break into his house and remove the sex tape.
I enjoy the Della Carmichael series and this was no exception. They are fun cozy mysteries with a protagonist in her 40’s and recipes included in the back. This one even contained a little story about the actress Linda Dano (and a recipe) who I watched back in the day on Another World. I didn’t guess the killer, although I had my suspicions, until it was revealed, so that’s a big plus. And there was a fight with her boyfriend Nicholas and I enjoyed the progression of their relationship.
A fun, light series.
This was from my personal library.
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I need to read this series (well, sometimes I feel I need to read every series). Thanks for sharing and I’ll be on the lookout for the first book.
I like a good mystery mixed in with recipes and gossipy type stories. This one looks good.
I enjoy cozy mysteries and this one gets two pluses – one because it involves food and another because it has a dog on the cover.
I forgot to mention Tuffy in the post! Tuffy is on every cover for the series and she has a cat named Emma too.
Looks like another book I’d like!
I read the first in this series but haven’t gotten any further. There are too many books and not enough time. Maybe I should quit work.
Yes. I think quitting work is the way to go 😉
I’ve not read this series yet, but I’ve become very fond of the cozy mystery genre. Sounds like a good one to pick up sometime!
I am in the mood for some cozy mystery, I am sure this one sounds great!
I hope I can get this series here.
Fun and light are what I need at the moment. Thanks for the review, Stacy!