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A Catered Thanksgiving Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published November 7, 2010
- Crime & Mystery
Amy Lignor
Reviewer Amy Lignor: Amy is the author of a historical fiction novel entitled The Heart of a Legend, and Mind Made, a work of science fiction. Presently, she is writing an adventure series set in the New York Public Library, as well as a teen fiction series, The Angel Chronicles. She is an avid traveler and has been fortunate to have journeyed across the USA, where she has met the most amazing people, who truly bring life and soul to her books. She lives in the Land of Enchantment (for now) with her gorgeous daughter, Shelby, her wonderful Mom, Mary, and the greatest friend and critic in the entire world - her dog, Reuben
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Author: Isis Crawford
ISBN:
978-0-7582-4738-4
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As a fan of the “Catered mystery
series,” I not only look forward to another great story when these
appear on the market, but I also look forward to the original recipes
that are included in these books. Being dedicated to
Thanksgiving, (the ultimate savory holiday), this new novel had my
mouth watering before I even opened the cover.
We are
back with Bernie and Libby – the fantastic sisters who own A Little
Taste of Heaven catering company. They’re still as witty,
charming, and talented as they have been in other stories, and their
business has grown by leaps and bounds. They had no idea that
with only a one-line mention in the New York Times about how
fantastic their pies were, that there would be lines out the door
this day before Thanksgiving, and that they would still be working on
filling over 150 orders before the day was over.
Their
father, Sean, has decided to go visit his sister for Thanksgiving in
Florida. He hasn’t spoken with her in twenty-nine years, but
he really wants to get out of his daughters’ way so that they can
concentrate on the catering job they have to do for Thanksgiving
Day. They have been hired by the Field family – a wealthy
bunch who made all their money in fireworks – to serve them a feast
they won’t soon forget. And, boy…was that an
understatement.
On Thanksgiving morning the sky opens up
and a blizzard begins to take over their town. As Bernie and
Libby load up their van and try desperately to get through the snow,
they barely make it to the Field’s “compound.” Inside,
they meet up with a variety of family members including: Lexus
– the young, blonde trophy wife of the patriarch, Monty Field –
who is constantly complaining because she thought she’d be dripping
in diamonds and furs by now; Ralph and Perceval, Monty’s two
brothers who, literally, can’t stand their brother but know that if
they don’t show up for the Thanksgiving dinner they might be cut
out of his will; Geoff – Monty’s grandson; and, Melissa, Monty’s
daughter from his first marriage who is slightly overweight, despises
Lexus, and works as a nurse in the local E.R.
When
readers first meet this family, they’re sitting in a room that is
no more than fifty degrees, on furniture that looks like it belongs
to a hobo living on the street, wondering why Monty Field is so
unbelievably cheap and ornery. There isn’t one of his family
members who don’t wish that he would simply drop dead so that they
could split the forty million dollar art collection and turn the heat
up before they freeze to death.
When the caterers
arrive, they begin to set up the feast for the family. When
Monty Field appears in the kitchen to check the turkey in the oven,
Bernie and Libby watch in fear and amazement as the roasting bird
explodes in Monty’s face…literally. Now there are family
members pointing fingers at every other member of the family accusing
them of murder. Secrets begin to surface about a divorce in the
works that would’ve left Lexus penniless – to a takeover of the
company that Monty hadn’t told his brothers about. There is
no shortage of suspects, and Libby and Bernie need to solve this
puzzle before the police arrive and haul them off to jail for
bringing the deadly poultry into Monty Field’s home.
Just
like the Murder She Wrote series, and the best that Agatha Christie
had to offer, these books are extremely fun “who-dun-its” with
great action, well-written puzzles, and dialogue a reader will not
soon forget. And, like I said, the recipes and the descriptions
of the food are SO real and well-done that you’ll need to have a
plate beside you as you read so that you can fill your stomach at the
same time as you feed your brain. Enjoy!
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