If all goes according to plan, Connie Buckridge's culinary empire will soon boast a state-of-the-art cooking academy and restaurant in her home town of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Unfortunately, just when the kitchen queen and her bickering entourage hit town on a publicity tour, so does a bestselling investigative writer who is hot on her scandalous trail.
Primed by an anonymous e-mail informer, Marie Damontraville is preparing to cook Connie's goose with a major expose of her strategies for success. The one missing ingredient in this unsavory stew is murder, and when food critic Sophie Greenway finds a cooking colleague stabbed with his own kitchen knife, a fire that has been smoldering for forty years suddenly bursts into flame. . . .
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Rating: - Murder is a savory dish, as is gossip!
Sophie Greenway, former food critic, is settling into her new position of owner and manager of the Maxfield Plaza hotel in St. Paul Minnesota. Her husband Bram Baldric, a talk radio personality, is not fond of her tight schedule, but Sophie assures him that their life will soon normalize. How wrong can she be? Let's see.
St. Paul is being taken storm by hometown girl, Constance Buckridge, internationally known cookbook author, and culinary academy founder, and her entourage. The local ... Read More
Rating: - The best Sophie Greenway installment thus far.
I will admit to being a long time fan of Ellen Hart's writing. She is one of the best mystery writers out there and I'm glad to see that she was finally given hardcover releases a couple years ago -- it is a vote of confidence from the publisher that was long overdue. But as far as her Sophie Greenway series goes, I have to admit that I prefer her other series protagonist Jane Lawless much more. I have found Sophie and Bram to be a bit "dry" in the past.
Rating: - Another great mystery from Hart!
Just finished reading Slice And Dice last night and loved it! My favorite in the series is still Murder In the Air, but in this book we get more of a sense of Sophie and Bram, who they are and what their marriage means to them when it is tested. Sexy subplot! I was fascinated by the construction of the book too, the way the journal entries follow one story while the narrative follows another. At the end, everything is tied up. Yes, this is a complex story with lots going on, but it didn't confuse ... Read More
Rating: - Not bad for Hart
I am a huge Ellen Hart fan, although the Jane Lawless series is my favorite. I met Ellen a few months ago (she is a MN local) and she was very gracious and charming. At any rate, this is a good read--it will keep you guessing until the end. However, it's not my favorite Sophie Greenway. Still, a solid read. Ellen's got a new site up ...
Rating: - Slice And Dice
If I had been Sophie Greenway in this novel, I'd have booked a ticket for Italy and joined her son on vacation. It's a wonder that the stress of helping an old friend evade a murder charge and having a tenacious old flame knocking at her her door every single moment didn't have her reaching for Midol more ofter!
When restaurant and food critic for the Times Register, George Gildemeister, decides to retire, Sophie is offered the job and she agrees to take it on in spite of her husband's ... Read More
- Murder is a savory dish, as is gossip!
- Not bad for Hart
- Slice And Dice
