Liver Let Die (A Clueless Cook Mystery #1)

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Liver Let Die (A Clueless Cook Mystery #1)

by Liz Lipperman (Goodreads Author)

3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 · rating details · 324 ratings · 77 reviews

Jordan McAllister can't cook her way out of a macaroni & cheese box, but filling in for the culinary reporter at "The Ranchero Globe" is better than writing personal ads. Her first assignment to review the new steakhouse in town is a disaster that ends with her waiter murdered outside her door-with her name and number in his pocket. Now Jordan is the prime suspect, as...more

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Published October 4th 2011 by Berkley (first published January 1st 2011)

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Oct 02, 2011 Nora-adrienne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cozies

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Liver Let Die
By Liz Lipperman
Copyright October 2011
Publisher Berkeley Prime Crime

Jordan McAllister dreams of becoming a popular sports columnist, not a food critic. But she gets stuck in a po-dunk town writing personal ads for a small time newspaper. When she's offered a chance to fill in for a local food critic off on sick leave, she jumps at the chance rationalizing that it's one step closer to her dream. She’s convinced the weekly Kitchen Kupboard report will bring her closer to the coveted s...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Pete Morin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Liz Lipperman uses her first in the "Clueless Cook" series to show us she knows just how to craft that cozy mystery with a big honking grin on her face.

Brassy aspiring sports writer Jordan Macallister, stuck instead writing personal ads in a backwater town, takes an assignment as a food critic, even though she can't make toast. On her first assignment, the classiest restaurant Texas has to offer, she dumps the foie gras in her purse rather than - ugh - eat it, and thereby becomes (unwittingly) t...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Dale rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you like your mysteries fun, fast, and fresh, try this sassy debut novel from Liz Lipperman. It details the tribulations of a young lady, wannabe sports reporter Jordan McAllister, as she takes on a new job that's murder. As a hapless and hopeless anti-foodie who has a hard time even boiling water, she's tapped to become an overnight food critic, and must journey to an exclusive new restaurant and report on the cuisine.

Of course the assignment turns out to be a lot more than she bargained fo...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: food, mystery

Don't order the foie gras. If you don't take anything else from this book, at least take that. As you may have guessed, this is a cozy/foodie mystery.

Jordan is getting by at her job, writing personals when she would rather be working in the sports section. So when an opening comes up (temporary mind you) for the food column, she reluctantly takes it. And after a unique experience at a restaurant involving foie gras, she gets pretty famous for her column. But then her waiter shows up dead at her...more

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Oct 20, 2011 Marlyn rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cozies, food

Jordan McAllister always wanted to be a sportswriter. But after graduating from journalism school, she followed her boyfriend to Dallas, where she was unceremoniously dumped. Wanting to get away from him, she took a job writing personal ads for the newspaper in tiny Ranchero, Texas, "just until something more suitable turned up".

The paper's resident food critic has an accident, and Jordan is "called up" to cover for her. The only problem is that Jordan knows nothing about food. Has first assignm...more

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Oct 14, 2011 Judy Alter rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'd call this first in a new series a "non-culinary" mystery. Jordan McAllister is stuck writing personals for a small-town newspaper and dreaming of a career as a big-time sports reporter when she is suddenly asked to take over the food column. Jordan knows how to fry bologna and that's about it--her cast iron skillet is literally unused, though she puts it to good use here. In one of the funniest scenes I've read in a long time, she is sent to review an upsccale steak restaurant. She confesses...more

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Oct 12, 2011 Jeannie and Louis Rigod rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This new book series is going to become a joy to look forward to. I base this observation upon my devouring the first, "Liver Let Die."

The premise is a sports journalist has moved to a small town, Ranchero, Texas as she finds herself chucked out by her love in Austin. The journalist finds herself in the only available job in town...a personal ads clerk. To her delight the editor offers her a part-time (no pay increase,) appointment as writer of "The Kitchen Kupboard." This is only for the time...more

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Feb 10, 2013 MB rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Despite the fact that I write food reviews for a local newspaper, I found this book to be an enjoyable romp and a neat little mystery.

You have to be willing to suspend disbelief. Small town newspaper editors don't really just hand a credit card to complete unknowns and tell them to write restaurant reviews.

But a few elements really make this book sparkle. First of all, Jordan McAllister's driving ambition is to be a sports columnist. That's what she's trained for. She's absolutely clueless in t...more

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Feb 02, 2013 Lori McD rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013_read, chick-lit, contemporary, cozy-mystery, cops-feds, easy-read, fun-fluff, intrigue, kindle-book, mystery, own, recipes, romance, suspense, jammf_2013_challenge, favorite-author

3.5 stars

This seems like a fun series with a quirky bunch of characters - the "new" fad of mysteries and recipes. But this one has a twist - the main character isn't a chef or a caterer; she's not even a home cook or a foodie. Jordan McAllister is a sports journalist who ended up in a small Texas town working for the local paper, but typing the Personals, making barely more than minimum wage. THEN she's offered the chance to sub for the current culinary reporter, who's recovering from broken bon...more 3.5 stars

This seems like a fun series with a quirky bunch of characters - the "new" fad of mysteries and recipes. But this one has a twist - the main character isn't a chef or a caterer; she's not even a home cook or a foodie. Jordan McAllister is a sports journalist who ended up in a small Texas town working for the local paper, but typing the Personals, making barely more than minimum wage. THEN she's offered the chance to sub for the current culinary reporter, who's recovering from broken bones received during a watercraft accident.

Jordan's not getting any more money, but she IS getting the chance to have her name on a regular weekly column, even if it is temporary. There's only one hitch: she's got to also come up with fancy food recipes. The eating out on the paper's dime is OK. Except she's not big on beef, and her first assignment happens to be at the Longhorn Prime Rib...

But Jordan's waiter, J.T., is cute and understanding of her hesitation to order beef. So he tells her that there's a specialty on the menu that even the waiters have to pay for to eat. And it's not beef. It comes from Canada. So Jordan takes his recommendation... for foie gras! Silly girl has no idea what that is. But J.T. says that one customer regularly orders it once a week. In fact, he's there in the restaurant now. Jordan thinks the customer looks dour, but hey.

Except when the foie gras comes, she's not so sure anymore. J.T. finally tells her it's fatty duck liver pureed (thus the title, "Liver Let Die"). Since Jordan can't quite bring herself to eat it, she shoves it into her borrowed clutch as surreptitiously as possible. But at least 2 people saw her do it, and know that she walked out with a clutch full of foie gras among her only $5 bill, a lipstick, and her ID. Before she left, though, she stops by to talk to Ducky, the customer who regularly eats this stuff, to ask him to describe the dish. That way, she can write up her review using his description without having to actually eat the stuff herself.

When she gets home, she decides to try to clean up the clutch she borrowed from her downstairs neighbor - hoping she won't have to pay to replace it. While cleaning, she spots several small crystals at the bottom of the purse. Well, she thinks, that makes sense since Rosie make jewelry. For the time being, she drops the crystals into her fish's bowl. Maggie seems to like the crystals - what girl doesn't like a bit of bling?

AND HER LIFE CHANGES FOREVER... Not only does Jordan discover *how* the ducks get fatty livers, she gets a strange call from her waiter, J.T. But she's at her weekly neighbor game-potluck, so she only has a message from J.T. that it's really important that he talk to her THAT NIGHT. He'll come by after work - which should be now. Jordan falls asleep waiting, only to wake up to pounding on her door. It's the cops. And J.T. has been knifed to death under the stairway to her apartment! Luckily, one of her good neighbors is a retired cop, who helps take things into hand; except Ray spots a missing knife... great!

In the course of the book, Jordan's column becomes a HUGE hit, even with fancy, foreign names for Rosie's home casseroles... the Brooder she met at the Longhorn introduces himself as Alex Montgomery, but there's something a bit off about him, even if he is a looker... Jordan tracks down what happened to J.T. that night and discovers a beat-up high school girlfriend and a college quarterback with serious anger management issues. Her apartment gets completely trashed... she's accused of murdering J.T... Alex helps her home and prevents her from being attacked by a mysterious man in a hoodie who looks vaguely familiar to Jordan...

In the whirlwind of events, we uncover not one, but TWO major crimes. And of course, Jordan is rescued by friends and the hot Alex, who is much more than what he seems.
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Cute book - held my attention, even though it's not difficult to figure out what's going on immediately. I was a little irritated that Jordan could be so clueless, especially about the "crystals" in Maggie's fish bowl, but that's fiction.

I liked Alex and Jordan together, and hope they'll stay together in future. But the next book takes Jordan elsewhere, and I didn't see Alex's name mentioned in the blurb.

Anyway, I liked the book well enough to read the next one. The recipes? Well, they're probably good, but a little amateur. Then again, they're not gourmet recipes, but simple, homey recipes that most families would love, like Potato Chip Chicken.(less)

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Oct 03, 2011 Yvonne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jordan McAllister’s dreams of being a sports news reporter hits a snag when her fiancé leaves her for another woman. She has no choice but to leave Dallas and move to the small town of Ranchero, Texas where she moves into an apartment building with a zany group of neighbors. She accepts a job writing personal ads for the local newspaper. When one of her co-workers has an injury and is unable to work, Jordan is temporarily assigned to her food critic column. Jordan knows nothing about fine cuisin...more Jordan McAllister’s dreams of being a sports news reporter hits a snag when her fiancé leaves her for another woman. She has no choice but to leave Dallas and move to the small town of Ranchero, Texas where she moves into an apartment building with a zany group of neighbors. She accepts a job writing personal ads for the local newspaper. When one of her co-workers has an injury and is unable to work, Jordan is temporarily assigned to her food critic column. Jordan knows nothing about fine cuisine but she knows better than to turn her back on this career opportunity.

Her first assignment is at a local steak house. The big problem is that Jordan doesn’t eat steak. She prays there is something else on the menu she can order and is delighted when a waiter recommends foie gras. She has no clue what that is, but as long as it’s not beef, she’s happy. Then she learns her meal is duck and she’s disgusted. Jordan can’t bring herself to eat it, instead she pours the entire dish in the purse she borrowed from a friend. Not only is the purse ruined, but her waiter winds up dead near her apartment. She’s even more horrified when the police accuse her of the murder.

As Jordan tries to prove her innocence, she gets deeper and deeper into trouble. When she’s kidnapped, her neighbors rally around to save her. Jordan can’t figure out what this murder has to do with her, but she meets a handsome stranger who is more than happy to lend a helping hand as well.

Liz Lipperman creates a brilliant cast of characters in this first book of her “A Clueless Cook Mystery” series. Each character is quirky and cleverly crafted with their own individual personalities which shine through each page. They will make you laugh and even shed a few tears. The storyline is complex, which is exactly how I like my mysteries. Just when you think you have it all figured out, she tosses in a few curve balls. There are even a few yummy recipes included. This series promises to be a fun one and it’s off to a great start! I absolutely adored this book and have my calendar marked for the next book in the series.(less)

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Apr 05, 2012 Saadia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked the writing! Very clean, readable, logical and well-paced! The action moves along at a clip while the descriptive parts and dialogue blend together swimmingly. I could not put it down and read the story in one sitting, which is rare for me.

Heroine is surrounded by a cast of eccentric supporting characters and finds herself drawn into a series of baffling adventures, culminating in encounters with not only one, but two different killers! Of course, she meets a dishy action hero who...more

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Oct 27, 2011 LORI CASWELL rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jordan McAllister wants to be a sports columnist, but she follows her boyfriend to Dallas and sports columnist jobs are few and far between. Even worse her boyfriend breaks up with her after she has turned her life upside down for him.

The only job she can find working at a newspaper is at the Ranchero Globe writing the Personals ads, while she awaits her dream job. After just three months on the job she is summoned to the editor’s office. Not having a clue what she did, she slowly makes her way...more Jordan McAllister wants to be a sports columnist, but she follows her boyfriend to Dallas and sports columnist jobs are few and far between. Even worse her boyfriend breaks up with her after she has turned her life upside down for him.

The only job she can find working at a newspaper is at the Ranchero Globe writing the Personals ads, while she awaits her dream job. After just three months on the job she is summoned to the editor’s office. Not having a clue what she did, she slowly makes her way there. She quickly learns he wants to offer her a job in addition to her Personals work. He wants her to fill in for the Culinary Reporter who is on leave recovering from an accident.

Jordan knows absolutely nothing about food, but this may take her one step closer to becoming a sports columnist, so she decides she will figure out the details later and accepts the job.

Her first assignment puts her right into the hot water. She really is trying to stay away from red meat and she has been sent to review a local steakhouse. She asks the waiter for a recommendation and he suggests the foie gras. As soon as she sees it she knows there is no way she is going to be able to eat it, so she tries to go unnoticed as she slides the plate full of food into her purse. She has ruined a good handbag, but that is nothing, when the next night she finds her waiter dead in her building and he had her name and phone number in his pocket.

She is now the prime suspect and could end up being served as the main course on the real killer’s menu.

Dollycas’s Thoughts
I loved this book on so many levels. First of all I am one of the pickiest eaters on the planet. It drives my family nuts but my dad was the same way. Growing up my mother owned a restaurant and was a wonderful cook. She loved to cook casseroles but about the only one dad and I would eat was her tuna casserole. The rest ended up as specials on her restaurant’s menu. Foie Gras was never on the menu but Liver & Onions was a weekly special. This story reminded me of all those dishes she used to serve.

Now, my husband is the chef of the family, so like Jordan I don’t know too much about food. This whole idea of someone like Jordan writing a “Kitchen Kupboard” column is something easy for me to relate too. The recipes in the back are a nice bonus that I will pass along.

I don’t want to give to much away but foodies and non foodies, will love how this “clueless cook” makes it work. Even a dead body and slew of suspects doesn’t stop Jordan from returning back to the steakhouse at the owner’s request, of course she is going to do a little snooping along the way. It wouldn’t be a cozy mystery without a nosy protagonist.

Liz has a winner start to her new series. Great characters, a really good mystery and what may bud into a little romance for Jordan. I especially liked all the connections of the people in Jordan’s apartment building, meshing together as a family. It is going to be fun watching this characters develop as the series continues and Jordan gets herself into more sticky situations.

A savory cozy not to be missed!!!!

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Berkley Prime Crime. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of this book. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”(less)

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Jan 19, 2013 Meg rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cozy-mystery

Jordan McAllister is stuck writing the personals for the “Ranchero Globe,” but she really wants the opportunity to be a sports reporter. When the culinary reporter for the Globe has a jet ski accident and needs someone to fill in, Jordan gets the opportunity to shine at the newspaper. The problem? She doesn’t know the first thing about cooking or fine dining. Even worse, the waiter from her first review assignment shows up dead outside her apartment. Murdered.

Jordan is most definitely the prima...more

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Oct 12, 2011 Fred rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is the first in the A Cluelass Cook Mystery, by new author Liz Lipperman.

Liver Let Die is a very entertaining addition to the mystery genre.

Jordan McAllister has always dreamed of being a sports columnist. After breaking up with her boyfriend, she has moved to the small Texas city of Ranchero, TX and has gotten a job at Ranchero Globe. Okay, she is writing personal ads for the paper, but she has hopes. The culinary columnist has just broken her hip and will be rehab for six weeks. Jord...more This book is the first in the A Cluelass Cook Mystery, by new author Liz Lipperman.

Liver Let Die is a very entertaining addition to the mystery genre.

Jordan McAllister has always dreamed of being a sports columnist. After breaking up with her boyfriend, she has moved to the small Texas city of Ranchero, TX and has gotten a job at Ranchero Globe. Okay, she is writing personal ads for the paper, but she has hopes. The culinary columnist has just broken her hip and will be rehab for six weeks. Jordan is offered the opportunity to take over her column, The Kithen Kupboard. there's the problem, Jordan's idea of cooking is to put something in the microwave and hit start. The second problem is that the first review she is asked to do is The Longhorn Prime Rib and she has an aversion to red meat. So she agrees, hoping that the job she really wants will open up.

Jordan lives at the Empire Apts. along with a real cast of characters that really shine. Rosie the fiftyish something seller of handmade jewelry, Michael, Victor, Lola a local psychic and Ray a retired cop.

Jordan heads off on her first assingment and Jordan explains to her waiter, JT, that she does not eat red meat and ask what else is on the menu that is good. She goes with JT's suggestion and when he returns with the entree, she asks what is it. Well the thought of being able to enjoy foie gras, ranks up there with red meat. She promtly stuff it in her first and offers her compliments. In the morning she is awakend to find that her waiter is found dead in the lobby of her aprtment with her name and phone number in his pocket.

The author skillfully provides the reader with several possible killers, all with reason to do it. Could it be the college football star, the local lawyer who might also have a bookie business on the side. Jordan and her neighbor must pull out their playbooks and work on their game plan before time expires---for someone else.

A very fun read and I am looking forward to the next book.(less)

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Feb 19, 2012 Brenda Kirton rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, read-want-to-buy, read-in-one-sitting

I burned through this book in an afternoon. I wasn't that keen on reading it. I picked it up randomly at the library. It was a great book. Good plot. Not as straight forward as it seems at first (the is a positive not a negative) Interesting characters, although the list of them is a bit formulatic, they work well. I like that the protagonist works for a newspaper, it gives lots of reasons for her to be involved in future murders. Also there is quite a bit or potential in her gang of characters...more

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Oct 26, 2011 Diana Leigh rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cozy-mystery

Rating: 3.5/5

I think it was the clever title that first drew me to this book. "Liver Let Die: A Clueless Cook Mystery" fit the story perfectly. The clueless cook in question is Jordan McAllister. Her ambition in life is to be a big time sports reporter, but instead she's stuck doing the personal ads for a small town newspaper. When the paper's food critic takes a leave of absence, Jordan's boss insists that she take over the weekly Kitchen Kupboard column. There are only two problems: Jordan can...more Rating: 3.5/5

I think it was the clever title that first drew me to this book. "Liver Let Die: A Clueless Cook Mystery" fit the story perfectly. The clueless cook in question is Jordan McAllister. Her ambition in life is to be a big time sports reporter, but instead she's stuck doing the personal ads for a small town newspaper. When the paper's food critic takes a leave of absence, Jordan's boss insists that she take over the weekly Kitchen Kupboard column. There are only two problems: Jordan can't cook, and she knows nothing about gourmet food.

Jordan's first assignment is to review a new steak house in town. Oh no! Up pops another problem: She doesn't eat beef. Her waiter, J.T., suggests she order the very expensive foie gras. Of course, Jordan is clueless as to what it actually is, and after taking a tiny nibble, she ends up hiding the rest of it in her purse. Ruining the purse wasn't the worst thing about the dinner; later on, her waiter is found stabbed to death outside of her apartment. Because J.T. was on his way to visit her, the police suspect she is the murderer.

Overall, I thought LIVER LET DIE was a fun read and well constructed cozy mystery. There were two stories going on that were loosely intertwined, and you don't find out until the end which one J.T.'s death fit into. This book was full of colorful characters, humorous moments and witty dialogue. One thing that had me giggling was how Jordan would take her friends' common recipes and make them "gourmet" for her column by giving the dishes foreign names. For the most part, Jordan was a very likable, down-to-earth "every woman," but she did have a couple TSTL moments. Though, it was funny because she pointed out her stupid moments as they were happening. There's also a budding romance between Jordan and the mysterious Alex Montgomery, someone she's not quite sure she can trust.

The book includes several recipes that were mentioned in the story. I especially want to try the Budin de Papitas Fritas con Pollo. I give LIVER LET DIE 3.5 out of 5 stars!

I received my copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.(less)

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Feb 17, 2013 Vicky rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

For a first novel, this was ok. But with 2 different plot lines and a heroine taking ridiculous risks, the story lacked in more ways than one. Bringing in her Catholic upbringing so far into the novel was like an add-on for no reason. Totally unnecessary. As was the fact or lack thereof as to whether the coach was married or not. That did not move the story along. Also, the timeline left much to be desired. Days and weeks became one with each other from one page to the next. The ending was predi...more

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Nov 24, 2011 Donnell Bell rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jordan McAllister is about as worthy a protagonist as I've read in some time. On the rebound from an old flame, she longs to use her journalism degree to write sports columns for newspapers. Unfortunately, life's been rough and she ends up in Ranchero, Texas, barely earning a living, writing personal ads and subsisting on fast food and Hostess Ho Hos.

Jordan's big break finally comes when she's summoned to the editor's office Dwayne "Big Ears" Egan. Egan needs someone to fill in for the culinary...more

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Feb 09, 2012 Georgiann Hennelly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jordan Mc Allister dreams of being a sports columnist, not a food critic. She doesn,t know the first thing about food. But when the culinary reporter at the Ranchero Globe is injured. The editor asks Jordan to fill in well its better than writing personal ads. She thinks writing the weekly Kitchen Kupboard column will bring her closer - to the coveted sports column. Her first assignment is reviewing the new steak house in town. She should never have ordered the Foie Gras- or hidden it in her pur...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Kristen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, serial-cozy

If you enjoy culinary cozies, you'll enjoy this one from debut cozy author, Liz Lipperman. She introduces us to Jordan McAllister, a journalist in a small-town in Texas. In an instant, I welcomed Jordan into my world, as I entered in hers, and rooted for her throughout the novel. We realize how she struggled to make ends meet as a journalism for a small newspaper, and how she glowed into the limelight, when this new assignment of hers is the hit.. with yummy recipes for you to make. We see an in...more

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May 14, 2012 Carol rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, cozies-2012, cozy-mysteries

My mama always told me "If you cook, you have to clean up". She sewed while I cooked and I cleaned up. I did the same for about twenty years after I got married. But my second husband is a great cook and he cleans up. It is like a long vacation to me. This is the first culinary cozy that I have read where the main character is "clueless" about cooking. I figure that she doesn't have to clean up. Pretty smart right?

In "Liver Let Die", by Liz Lipperman, Jordan McAllister was writing personals for...more

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Dec 04, 2011 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read a lot of mysteries. Some series I have given up on because the characters have grown hollow or because the main character should just marry or dump her love interest already.

The Clueless Cook series though has a potential for a long run, and one that I will want to see to the finish line.
Liver Let Die was at times hilarious and the characters have such interesting personalities that I am looking forward to the next book, Beef Stolen-Off.

The reason I gave the book four stars and not five...more

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Nov 16, 2011 Tina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: first-reads

I won this book from "Goodreads First-Reads".This is Liz Lipperman's first novel and I am so glad I was picked as a winner to read it. The story was fast paced and kept me trying to guess who was doing the killing, but it also was funny throughout the whole thing. This is about a bunch of strangers who live together in the same apartment building who become a family that would do anything to help one another. Jordan writes for a newspaper trying to work her way up to become their sports columnis...more

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Jan 01, 2013 Moondance rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cozy, culinary, mystery, unusal-characters, woman-sleuth, humorous

Great debut! Jordan is trained as a sports writer but ends up writing personal ads for a small paper. She becomes the culinary columnist by default when the current writer has an accident. One small problem....Jordan doesn't cook. She also doesn't eat red meat and her first resturant review is at a local steak house. Madcap adventure ensues when her waiter is found dead near her apartment. Quirky appartment occupants, a hunky stanger and a goldfish make for a quick fun read. 4 stars

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Dec 18, 2011 Donna Cummings rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoyed this book. I started it after a workday that had worn me down, and within just a few pages I was giggling and having such a great time getting to know Jordan. I immediately sympathized with her because I'm not much of a cook either, and I really admired her for trying to get ahead by doing restaurant reviews without any culinary skills in her repertoire.

The mysterious Alex who shows up in Jordan's life was a charming devil, and I loved every scene he was in. I really hope there'...more

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Feb 15, 2012 John Kilgallon rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: "Cozy Collectors"

Shelves: mysteries-i-like

Okay, I know it seems like forever since I started reading Liver Let Die, but it was not because of the book. The book moves with a quick pace as we follow Jordan McAllister and watch her get entangled in all sorts of crises all because of some duck liver foie gras!

This book combined a lot of elements; article writing, recipes, mystery, suspense and romance. Jordan gets to try her hand writing the food column for her local paper, while she doesn't have trouble with the restaurant critic portion...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Turtles rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries

This book was really fun. The author took liberties mixing some genres (Noir, Mystery, Romance) and it turned out great. All the characters were fun and likable. Normally I don't like the girl and guy points of view in one book, that's usually a romance-novel niche for I-like-your-bod, you know? But Alex having a voice in the book was interesting since he was also one of the book's mysteries, besides who had killed the waiter. I hope the next book is as good.

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Sep 29, 2011 Alisha rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ms. Lipperman knows how to cook up a great story! Buckle up, girls...you're in for one helluva ride! And bring your fan...YOU'LL NEED IT! Liver Let Die grabbed me from the first line and never let go! I was burning the midnight oil with this one with my cat on my lap, wondering if I'd ever go to bed. If you love hilarious, sexy mysteries, you won't be disappointed. I just hope Ms. Lipperman's fingers are busy tapping away at the next novel! I'm addicted!

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Dec 08, 2011 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When Jordan is given a temporary assignment of writing a food review on a local restaurant, who knew it would lead to the murder of her waiter...and near her apartment. As one of the prime suspects, she feels that she needs to help with solving this case. Ms. Lippmann has provided a great plot and wonderful characters in this first of the Clueless Cook Mystery series. Can't wait to return to Ranchero for another adventure.

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Oct 29, 2011 Edie Ramer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-humor-humorous-mystery-c, culinary-mystery, romance, foodie-mystery

Jordan McAllister has moxie. It's a pleasure hanging around with her and the colorful neighbors from her apartment building. In addition to the fun characters, the book is well-written, with humor, romance, food and dead bodies. Everything I love most in a book. As a bonus, I might try a few of the recipes in the back of the book. This book was pure delicious enjoyment. I hope the next Clueless Cook Mystery comes out soon.

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