Review: Eggs Benedict Arnold
Eggs Benedict Arnold
Laura Childs
Berkley, 2009
ISBN 0425231550
Mass Market (ARC)
Eggs Benedict Arnold
When I think of this book, I think first about Petra, Suzanne and Toni. These women joined their talents to create one fabulous eating, reading and knitting place of comfort where one can hang in peace. At least that was the plan.
Add to the mix Carmen, the neighborhood shop owner and author and the woman who wants what everyone else has. I would pity her if she wasn’t so mean to everyone. She has to win the cake competition but doesn’t do the work. She has to bully her salesgirl and insult her no matter how good of a job she does to make Carmen’s shop’s opening day a success. You would think this would make the perfect victim, wouldn’t you? Yet she stays alive to hurt others throughout the story. Funny, I prefer Carmen. She may be tough but she doesn’t hide it. Who is hiding her or his true self? Thank goodness for Doogie. He really found the winning entry in the end. Yeah Doogie Hooray!
The much beloved Ozzie is the one who is found murdered instead. It is baffling everyone to figure out who killed him. It could be his business partner? Is it? Could a business that is trying to control other businesses be responsible? Maybe. Could it be for a personal reason? No one is exactly sure and the local sheriff, Doogie is getting pressure from all sides to sift through the suspects and catch the chloroforming crook.
Everything comes to a head when the Cackleberry Club hosts the Cake Party. There is a surprise winner and a new friend is made when some cake is eaten when it is supposed to be saved and Nadine supplies a replacement. That was so sweet… Ozzie could tell you that the sweeter that icing can appear, that sweetness can prove deadly.
I love all of the characters and how well they jell together probably even more than I loved the plot. The plot was well written and kept me guessing and that always makes a good mystery, right?
One last fun note, doesn’t Suzanne look yummy thanks to the hairdresser and make-up artist that Carmen hires for her opening day?
Reviewed by Wendi Chapman.
February 5, 2010
Tags: cozy, mystery Posted in: Full Reviews
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