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Description: With a high-stakes barbecue contest coming to town, Sophie “Phee” Kimball’s friends will get raked over the coals when one of the contestants is murdered . . .
Sun City West is abuzz with the news that the Food Network is sponsoring a local barbecue cook-off and that Phee’s friends from the pinochle club are in the finals. But the mood soon darkens when the county planning committee announces a plan to situate a new garbage transfer station on the town’s edge. With tempers flaring and rumors of corruption swirling, it comes as little surprise when the committee’s chair, who happens to be a finalist in the cook-off, is found murdered.
When Phee’s friends are named as the most likely suspects, she knows the accusation stinks to high heaven. As she navigates a world of politics and payoffs, she discovers there are any number of community members, along with the committee itself, who had a reason to want the chair dead¬. With the barbecue contest in full swing and celebrity chefs on hand to judge, Phee will have to sniff out the clues, no matter how noxious, to catch a killer . . .
Genre: Mystery - Cozy
Why I Picked This Book: I love this series and have always enjoyed catching up with the characters.
My Impression: Every time I open a book from this series I know I'm going to be met with total chaos over at Sun CityWest, a long suffering Phee pulled into the madness, and Streetman the Che-weenie bring in his own special surprises which usually includes getting in trouble at the local dog park and a whole host of other fun activities. This book was just as fun as I expected with one of favorite groups of characters. I love Phee and Augusta's relationship and it's sweet to see Phee and Marshall getting used to married life.
In this book there's both a BBQ Cook Off and the possibility of a garbage transport station going in right down the street. Both of these topics are at the top of the list in Sun City West though the reactions are very very different. This isn't the slowest paced of the mysteries in the series but Streetman's newest best friend more than made up for it for me.
While you can jump in anywhere in this series I think it's best to start at the beginning so you can watch the relationships between the characters grow.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Absolutely! I've really enjoyed every book in this series and am looking forward to reading more from this author.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you like quirky cozies with fun characters this is a series not to be missed.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Would I Recommend this Book? If you like quirky cozies with fun characters this is a series not to be missed.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Sounds a fun series and a cute dog to add to it. How you keep track of all these series and characters I just don't know but you do!
ReplyDeleteThe BBQ Cook Off sounds like fun. :D
ReplyDeleteOh, I like the sound of this one. Just looking at the cover is making me hungry
ReplyDeleteOh, this sounds like such a fun cozy!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to read this series. It's on my list :)
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