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One Foot In The Gravy (A Deadly Deli Mystery #2)
by
Delia Rosen
Revenge is served very cold in this deli-cious whodunit
When Gwen Katz inherits her late uncle's kosher deli, Murray's Pastrami Swami, little does she know that murder is always on the menu. Now Nashville Katz, as she's quickly nicknamed, has landed her first catering gig: Social butterfly Lolo Baker's audience-participation mystery party, where someone is "murdered" and th
...moreebook, 256 pages
Published
October 4th 2011
by Kensington Publishing Corporation
(first published October 1st 2011)
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I downloaded this book from the library because the title intrigued me. I was not expecting a heavy, suspense-filled thriller-style mystery when I read it (which was ok, since I was in the mood for something light at the time). Even so, however, I found the book disappointing.
In Rosen's defense, the humor genre and the mystery genre are so dissimilar that successfully combining them is a near-impossible task. In my eyes at least, she was trying too hard to be funny -- with the result that most o...more
In Rosen's defense, the humor genre and the mystery genre are so dissimilar that successfully combining them is a near-impossible task. In my eyes at least, she was trying too hard to be funny -- with the result that most o...more
Gwen “Nashville” Katz wants to expand her late uncle’s deli, Murray’s Pastrami Swami, into the lucrative catering market. When contacted by wealthy society maven Lolo Baker to provide the food for a murder mystery party, Gwen leaps at the chance to show the deli’s offerings and rub elbows with the crème of Nashville’s elite. Taking several employees with her to Lolo’s mansion to set up and serve the guests, things are going quite well until one of the guests lands up dead in her gravy. Who hated...more
One Foot in the Gravy is the second book in Delia Rosen’s cozy mystery series, Deadly Deli. Not having read the first book in the series, A Brisket, A Casket, this was my first exposure to Ms. Rosen’s writing style which is an eclectic mix of humor, mystery and romance. The main characters were likeable and the dialogue is hip and trendy. The mystery portion of the book was well handled and several clues were provided to give the astute reader a hint as to the perpetrators identity.....unfortuna...more
One Foot in the Gravy
by Delia Rosen
Let’s face it, who doesn’t like to hunker down with a good book and a snack and if the book is a mystery all the better! Rosen has a hit with this one. Gwen, “Nashville” Katz has inherited her Uncle’s deli and has decided that maybe her life needs a little more spice, mustard goes with anything? Oh well, so much for my humor. Along with the deli, she inherits the staff, and they are nothing like she is used to!
The murder occurs at the very first party, an audi...more
by Delia Rosen
Let’s face it, who doesn’t like to hunker down with a good book and a snack and if the book is a mystery all the better! Rosen has a hit with this one. Gwen, “Nashville” Katz has inherited her Uncle’s deli and has decided that maybe her life needs a little more spice, mustard goes with anything? Oh well, so much for my humor. Along with the deli, she inherits the staff, and they are nothing like she is used to!
The murder occurs at the very first party, an audi...more
“An Enjoyable Banquet of Mystery and Intrigue”
Befuddled by divorce, former forensic accountant Gwen Katz, left New York City to assume ownership of “Murray’s”, her late musician-wannabe Uncle Norman’s Kosher Deli and catering business in Nashville, Tennessee. Despite getting used to single hood and “Music City” as well as the already established, slightly bossy Deli Manager, Thomasina Jackson and her staff, business was flowing along quite well . They had even booked a murder mystery-themed dinn...more
Befuddled by divorce, former forensic accountant Gwen Katz, left New York City to assume ownership of “Murray’s”, her late musician-wannabe Uncle Norman’s Kosher Deli and catering business in Nashville, Tennessee. Despite getting used to single hood and “Music City” as well as the already established, slightly bossy Deli Manager, Thomasina Jackson and her staff, business was flowing along quite well . They had even booked a murder mystery-themed dinn...more
***Though the publisher provides the free book, I offer the opinion.***
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Gwen "Nashville" Katz is a newbie on the catering scene and is a not-so-long owner of an eatery in town. Her livelihood may depend on finding a killer, but does she put her life at stake too?
It all begins once a host for an audience-participation event invites some friends and some business owners to murder then asks Nashville, a deli owner, to cater it. How hard can murder be for a woman who can make tongue between t...more
My Look:
Gwen "Nashville" Katz is a newbie on the catering scene and is a not-so-long owner of an eatery in town. Her livelihood may depend on finding a killer, but does she put her life at stake too?
It all begins once a host for an audience-participation event invites some friends and some business owners to murder then asks Nashville, a deli owner, to cater it. How hard can murder be for a woman who can make tongue between t...more
In One Foot in the Gravy, Gwen Katz has inherited her uncle's kosher deli. Things are going well and she's just got her first catered affair contract - a murder mystery party hosted by social butterfly, Lolo Baker. Things are underway and everyone seems to be having fun when a guess crashes through the ceiling and ends up in Gwen's gravy. Gwen knows that this just isn't a great way to start this new side of her business, so she decided to do a little investigating to clear things up as quickly a...more
I couldn't finish the first book of this mystery series. But, my Nook broke, this book was sitting on a shelf at the library. I borrowed it, desperate for a cozy mystery since I was running low on them. I guess you could say that I liked this better than the first- simply because I was able to finish this book. But, I didn't really like it either. I probably won't read the next book in the series. Just don't like the main character or really any of the characters in the book.
Not a bad follow up to the first book in this series. I love that the protagonist has a backbone, and doesn't try to justify her involvement with a lame excuse (unless she's lying to a suspect). This author seems to defy some stereotypes/formulae that I find a lot of authors fall back on with cozy mysteries. The characters don't yet feel like friends, but I'll definitely read the third one and keep an open mind.
So many discrepencies betwee nthe first deli novel and the second one. it was obvious the author is not "delia rosen". The story itself was good but having read the first one i kept saying "huh?" And what happened to her cigarettes and chocolate binges?
This is a cute cozy with a spunky main character in Gwen who is certainly a "character"." With many zany sidekicks it is hard to determine "whodunit" as everyone makes a plausible suspect. Ends quickly, takes a little to get into, but a good easy read.
I couldn't get very far into this book because so many changes had been made from the last one. From Gwen's father's profession to the Nashville cop's name, I was too confused to keep going.
This was definitely not a stand-out in the "cheesy theme mystery" genre. I get that often the female main characters do foolish things and this book was shooting for having a smart, strong female lead. It was a good goal but it came off as annoying. She made fun of someone (in her head) for not knowing some crazy vocab word that I'd never even heard and she frequently talked about her past as a forensic accountant. We get it. She's smart. At times the story seemed unbelievable. At times it seeme...more
This one just didn't work for me. Lots of things combined in to one big "EH!" Don't think I'll bother if there's another.
I don't know why I like this series, but for some reason it amuses me . . .
nice fun ride. quirky characters
like thom!
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Aug 03, 2012
Susan
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Shelves:
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murder-culinary
Gwen Katz, who owns the only deli in Nashville, branches out as a caterer to a mystery party. Needless to say, there's a real death, and Gwen can't resist trying to find out which high society lady was tired of the victim's lying and cheating. The case also takes her back into a does-he, doesn't-he relationship with police detective Grant Daniels. As New Yorker Gwen struggles to be comfortable in the New South, she must reconcile herself to her own family problems.
Delia Rosen is not a real person. The first book in this series was written by a husband and wife team. This by a different guy. There are so many inconsistencies in this story from the first one, that I could not even get halfway through it. Fail.
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In 2010, the author started the series, Deadly Deli Mystery series with the book A Brisket, A Casket. The second book in the series, One foot in the gravy, will be published in 2011.
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