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Hickory Smoked Homicide (A Memphis BBQ Mystery #3)
by
Riley Adams (Goodreads Author),
Elizabeth Spann Craig (Goodreads Author)
BBQ-joint owner Lulu Taylor knows pretty much everyone in Memphis who lives ribs. But one person she'd rather not know is Tristan Pembroke, a snooty pageant couch with a mean streak. When she finds Tristan's dead body stuffed in a closet at a party, the police are suspicious- especially since Lulu's developed a taste for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Caught i...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
November 1st 2011
by Berkley
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Down home cooking is what’s on the menu for the latest Riley Adams book “Hickory Smoked Homicide.” Lulu Taylor is the owner of the family restaurant Aunt Pat’s BBQ restaurant in Memphis, TN. Not only does Lulu have a great sense for serving great food, she also has a knack for finding dead bodies.
In “Hickory Smoked Homicide,” Tristan Pembroke, whom is not loved by many, is found dead inside her home by Lulu, during a party in which she was the host. However, the killings don’t stop there, when...more
In “Hickory Smoked Homicide,” Tristan Pembroke, whom is not loved by many, is found dead inside her home by Lulu, during a party in which she was the host. However, the killings don’t stop there, when...more
"Hickory Smoked Homicide" is a humorous cozy mystery. It's the third in a series, but you can follow this story without having read the first novel, and this novel didn't spoil the mysteries in the previous novels.
The characters were varied, engaging, and acted realistically. Lulu was an elderly lady with many friends. She listened to their gossip about who saw whom with whom and who argued with whom and so forth in an effort to solve the case. (She reminded me a little of Agatha Christie's Miss...more
The characters were varied, engaging, and acted realistically. Lulu was an elderly lady with many friends. She listened to their gossip about who saw whom with whom and who argued with whom and so forth in an effort to solve the case. (She reminded me a little of Agatha Christie's Miss...more
I'm finding that this book is improving as far as my personal tastes go, each novel. I really enjoyed the story this time.
Our Sleuth, Lulu, owner of Aunt Pat's famous barbecue, attends an art auction that her daughter-in-law, Sara has oil paintings in. The owner of the house holding the showing is not a nice person. Tristan not only refuses to pay for the portrait Sara painted of her, she refuses the portrait. This is just the cliche 'tip of the iceberg.' Tristan hates family, friends (what frie...more
Our Sleuth, Lulu, owner of Aunt Pat's famous barbecue, attends an art auction that her daughter-in-law, Sara has oil paintings in. The owner of the house holding the showing is not a nice person. Tristan not only refuses to pay for the portrait Sara painted of her, she refuses the portrait. This is just the cliche 'tip of the iceberg.' Tristan hates family, friends (what frie...more
This was another fun cozy read. In this case, Lulu runs a barbeque joint and she serves as an amateur sleuth with her sidekick, Cherry. There are two murders in this book. First Tristan who is unloved even by her sister and daughter. However, Loren is smitten with her and offers a bit of comic relief. He loves her even more after her death despite the fact that he is married. The second murder victim is Dee Dee. It turns out that she was a black mailer and extortionist so no surprise there that...more
Lulu Tayor teams up with Cherry her friend to find out who had it out from Tristan Pembroke which turned out to be everyone she encountered. Tristan set out to destroy everyone from her own sister, and daughter to other pageant contestants as she was a coach to many young girls entering pageants. When a second murder occurs the heat is on Lulu to solve this murder as the second murder took place right outside of Aunt Pat's.
I love this series, the family aspects and the close friends you meet up...more
Tristan Pembroke is an important figure in the beauty pageant world. A former beauty queen, now a coach for aspiring contestants, she also seems to find her life's work is insulting and thwarting everyone around her. It's no surprise when she is found dead, but Lulu, owner of Aunt Pat's barbecue, is afraid that her daughter-in-law Sara, a talented artist, will be one of the suspects. Lulu's flighty friend Cherry decides to be her chief sidekick. Although Lulu's sure nobody will worry about a lit...more
Rating: 3½ Stars
Lulu Taylor runs Aunt Pat's, a barbeque restaurant in the heart of Memphis. When she's not serving up the tastiest eats in town, Lulu is busy honing her amateur sleuthing skills. In HICKORY SMOKED HOMICIDE, Lulu is involved in another murder mystery when she discovers the body of Tristan Pembroke, a beauty pageant couch with more enemies than friends. With a list of suspects a mile long, and another murder on the heels of the first, Lulu has her work cut out for her, especially w...more
Lulu Taylor runs Aunt Pat's, a barbeque restaurant in the heart of Memphis. When she's not serving up the tastiest eats in town, Lulu is busy honing her amateur sleuthing skills. In HICKORY SMOKED HOMICIDE, Lulu is involved in another murder mystery when she discovers the body of Tristan Pembroke, a beauty pageant couch with more enemies than friends. With a list of suspects a mile long, and another murder on the heels of the first, Lulu has her work cut out for her, especially w...more
I skipped the second one and read this one because it has to be back at the library first.
Lulu Taylor is the owner of Aunt Pat's, a barbeque restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee. Lulu makes everyone feel welcome and makes sure that they will get enough to eat. Lulu is invited to attend a party at Tristan Pembroke's home. The party is to promote art. Sara, Lulu's daughter-in-law, has some of her paintings in the show, so Lulu is attending the party to show her support. Tristan is probably the most ha...more
Lulu Taylor is the owner of Aunt Pat's, a barbeque restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee. Lulu makes everyone feel welcome and makes sure that they will get enough to eat. Lulu is invited to attend a party at Tristan Pembroke's home. The party is to promote art. Sara, Lulu's daughter-in-law, has some of her paintings in the show, so Lulu is attending the party to show her support. Tristan is probably the most ha...more
What I liked: This series is just a down home all around good read. The characters are quirky and lovable. The few minor irritating characters always seem to end up being the victim or the bad guy so they really don't stay around long enough to get truly irritating. The pacing is perfect, making for a very quick and enjoyable read. And of course, the recipes included at the back of the book are wonderful added bonus.
What I didn't like: Liked it all!
Recommended: If you enjoy cozy mysteries with r...more
What I didn't like: Liked it all!
Recommended: If you enjoy cozy mysteries with r...more
It's hard for me to say why I enjoy this series as it doesn't meet most of my normal criteria for cozies. In spite of this, this series offers fun, fast reads with interesting characters. The plot to this one had enough red herrings that I didn't see the ending coming.
I thought this was alright. I'm not interested in the beauty pageant or the 'southern' food. The characters were alright, not much depth to them but the book is intended as light reading I suppose. Possibly I wasn't in the mood for this style of book.
I liked this book although I liked 'Finger Lickin Dead' better so it's a good thing this was the second book I read in this Memphis BBQ series and not the first.
It's a fast paced cozy mystery with good characters such as Lulu, the owner of Aunt Pat's BBQ restaurant. She knows half of Memphis it seems which is just as well since most of the other half seem to be suspects in first one murder then another. The police are wrongly focusing on a family member so really she has no choice, she has to fi...more
It's a fast paced cozy mystery with good characters such as Lulu, the owner of Aunt Pat's BBQ restaurant. She knows half of Memphis it seems which is just as well since most of the other half seem to be suspects in first one murder then another. The police are wrongly focusing on a family member so really she has no choice, she has to fi...more
I had forgotten what "a fun" book this was. It took me a cpl days to really get into it though.
Meh! I read the first and wasn't too impressed and hoped the second would be better. I could never get a picture of the characters in my head and never had the little mental movie playing of all the action. Plot seemed disjointed or badly paced. Denouement was ridiculous. I think this series and I are done.
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I enjoyed this series. Lulu is a wonderful character and the stories are full of Southern charm.
A "cozy" mystery---I should have known better!!
The twist at the end surprised me in a good way.
Gads was this dull and talky
Nov 04, 2011
Beth
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Lulu is the ideal southern grandmother; she cooks, bakes, wears floral dresses, and sometimes solves murders.
I think that Lulu is a great character! I was a little sad and disappointed that Derrick and the Graces did not play a larger role in this novel...
I am glad that Ella Beth was not involved. Who knows what the killers would have done if they suspected she knew anything.
I think that Lulu is a great character! I was a little sad and disappointed that Derrick and the Graces did not play a larger role in this novel...
I am glad that Ella Beth was not involved. Who knows what the killers would have done if they suspected she knew anything.
Lulu is the ideal southern grandmother; she cooks, bakes, wears floral dresses, and sometimes solves murders.
I think that Lulu is a great character! I was a little sad and disappointed that Derrick and the Graces did not play a larger role in this novel...
I am glad that Ella Beth was not involved. Who knows what the killers would have done if they suspected she knew anything.
I think that Lulu is a great character! I was a little sad and disappointed that Derrick and the Graces did not play a larger role in this novel...
I am glad that Ella Beth was not involved. Who knows what the killers would have done if they suspected she knew anything.
A nice, breezy vacation read. The characters in this one were paired back a bit (not all of the Graces or band members are constantly around) so that made for less confusion. The mystery seemed to go around in circles but it was a vacation read so i didnt mind. As always, I loved all the BBQ cooking! Yum hope there is more of Lulu to come.
With every book I read, I like this series more and more. This one really had me guessing till the end. There were so many good character's who could have "done it", and every time I thought I had someone pegged... there popped up another clue to make me wanna second guess someone else! Great thrilling and suspenseful ending as well.
Lulu is dishing up it this time in the 3rd book of the series. Lulu doesn't like Tristan, a beauty pageant coach but Lulu is trying to help a friend. When Tristan is found in her own closet, Lulu must find the killer before her daughter-in-law is arrested for the crime.
This one actually wasn't too bad for me, but I think it was because the background story of the pageants made it a little more interesting.
May 13, 2013
Susan Ulbrich
marked it as to-read
May 09, 2013
Gabrielle ~ Bhlack Benehvolence ~
marked it as to-read
May 06, 2013
Mary Dickens
marked it as to-read
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Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley Adams writes the Memphis Barbeque series for Penguin/Berkley (as Riley Adams), the Southern Quilting mysteries (2012) for Penguin/NAL, and the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink. She blogs at Mystery Writing is Murder, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers for 2010, 2011, and 2012.
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