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Murder on the Menu (A Cooking Class Mystery #2)
Annie, Eve, and their former cooking teacher are in the trenches, trying to keep a new restaurant, Bellywasher's, from going belly up.
Everything's simmering along just fine until Annie and Eve find their friend Sarah, staffer to a powerful congressman, lying dead in her tub. The cops want to write it off as a suicide, but the facts just don't add up. Then, after a series...more
Everything's simmering along just fine until Annie and Eve find their friend Sarah, staffer to a powerful congressman, lying dead in her tub. The cops want to write it off as a suicide, but the facts just don't add up. Then, after a series...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
June 5th 2007
by Berkley
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Annie Capshaw is working both full-time at a bank and at nights helping her on and off again boyfriend Jim MacDonald get his restaurant "Bellywashers" up and running. The last thing she needs is to discover the dead body of a friend. The police say it was suicide but Annie and her friend Eve aren't so sure and begin to look into Sarah's death. They soon discover that there are any number of people that wanted Sarah dead. The more Annie and Eve investigate, the more they become targets.
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Nov 18, 2012
Amy Ferguson
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I like this series. I am actually re-reading it! I just finished this yesturday and am almost done with the second. I like cooking mysteries especially when they have recipes! Miranda Bliss has a bunch of different personalities in this book that keep you wondering who to hate and who to like. I get very frustrated with Annie for not taking chances and always trying to be safe. If I had a hot scottish guy after me I would definitely take chances. It is a good read. Give it a try.
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This was a well-written light hearted romantic murder mystery. Well done. I will admit that I came into the series in the latest books and liked them so much I ordered the beginning ones to catch up with the characters.
I was not disappointed. Annie Capshaw and her best friend, Eve have gone to work in a restaurant with their former cooking instructor. This gave the book a fresh location and path to wonderful storylines. The murder is set away from the restaurant at a friends' apartment.
Eve gains...more
I was not disappointed. Annie Capshaw and her best friend, Eve have gone to work in a restaurant with their former cooking instructor. This gave the book a fresh location and path to wonderful storylines. The murder is set away from the restaurant at a friends' apartment.
Eve gains...more
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This was a cutie-pie of a cozy. I could be friends with these two girls, probably Eve more so than Annie. Eve is sweet and funny and goofy, even being a hottie and all. Annie is wound a little too tight with her organizational skills and worries, but still is a good person at heart and wants to help Eve figure out who killed their friend Sarah. Yes, the police had deemed it a suicide after seeing the scene and finding a note, but Eve and Annie find little clues that lead them to believe somethin...more
Annie and Eve are once again involved in a murder investigation after their friend Sarah is found dead. The police brush it off as a suicide, but the girls know something is wrong. Fine dining, a pricey dog and politics. What's not to like? 3.5 stars
I enjoyed this one better than the first. NO, it is not a great literary, but it was a good read. You really feel like you know the characters in this book. I'm glad I have the next one in the series to read
Again, like this series. I like the plots and characters, and there are just enough twists to keep you guessing. Nice easy read.
A fun culinary mystery. I liked it, but figured it out before the reveal, which is always kind of a let-down.
Sep 29, 2010
Jonasgirl
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i think this book is VERY good so far, very intereseting and I just can't take my eyes off of it!
Fluff reading like so many other themed series. Good for mindless, fun, quick reads.
A very fun, light read. I didn't have the mystery figured out until the very last chapter. Book 2 made me like the series even more.
There were a few parts of this book that had me laughing. Annie and Eve are helping Jim with his restaurant. Annie handles the accounting, Eve the front of the house and Jim cooks/bartends. A like this light food mystery, a quick read.
guilty pleasure murder mystery read. nothing complicated.
Was a Gr8 & Suspenseful Book... ;-}
May 18, 2013
Brenda Kirton
marked it as abandoned
Just can't get into it. This is the second or third time I have got this book out, started it and then went nah.
Cute series!
SM
Second in the Cooking Class mysteries by Miranda Bliss. Not the best mystery, of course, but that's not what I look for in a cozy. I really like cozies, though, and this one was on par with others I've read. Considering how much I like food and cooking, I really enjoy these. I looked on Amazon and noticed she has a couple of new ones since I purchased this one, so I'll have to pursue those sometime. Good, easy, fluffy, light read.
Book 2 in the Cooking Class Mysteries. In this book, Annie and Eve are not taking a cooking class. However, they are helping their old instructor, Jim, open up a restaurant named Bellywasher's. The girls find themselves investigating a murder, taking care of a very expensive dog and one of them even dates a Senator. Great twist and turns that keep you guessing until the end. Also includes many laugh out loud moments!
I enjoyed the second book in this series even though the plots are somewhat implausible and I often wonder how the two main characters ended up as friends - but I guess that is what makes this a cozy mystery. Good fun, again. I will read the 3rd.
This is a fun series, IMO. I can identify with the sarcastic Annie although I can cook and she can't. :) These are definitely fluff books but sometimes you need fluff. I love how Miranda Bliss incorporates food and cooking (and a little romance) in her stories - adding the recipes at the end. Sometime I'll have to try them. Looking forward to the next in the series.
This is a good quick read. The only problem I have is that she uses unnecessary language. (kind of like an uncessary sex scene in a movie.) I did like the funness (Is that a word?) of the two girls who just happen to solve the murder and there was a twist at the end because I guessed who did it but wasn't expecting the twist.) All in all a good read.
This was a light read. The fact that it took me to long to finish it says something, but I'm glad for an intro to the series (although it's #2 in the Cooking Class series.) Two stars here isn't a bad "okay," but an okay "okay." I guess I was looking for a little more about actual cooking classes. :)
This is a nice, light cozy mystery. Not too much thinking involved but enough of a plot to keep the reader interested. The main characters are not in Cooking Class in this one though so it really shouldn't be called a Cooking Class Mystery...
Much different from what I remembered of the first book. And I'm not sure how they could classify this as A Cooking Class Mystery except it's all the same characters, as there's not a class in site! It was well done and funny though.
This one had me guessing until the very end. I loved how she threw in some little surprises that lead you from one conclusion to a completely different conclusion and the end was even a surprise. I enjoyed this book.
This fun cozy mystery was as entertaining as the first. I kept guessing whodunit until the very end, changing my mind several times. I'm looking forward to reading more in this series!
I enjoyed this mystery. I figured out about the initials and Lorraine long before Annie did, but the ending came as a surprise. I look forward to more fun books in this series.
Nov 05, 2012
Bonni Rubinstein
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It was ok.
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A pseudonym used by Constance Laux.
Casey Daniels, it can now be revealed, is also Miranda Bliss. As Casey, she once applied for a job as a tour guide at a historic cemetery. She didn't get the job, but she did get the idea for the Pepper Martin Mystery Series about a cemetery tour guide who finds she can communicate with the permanent residents. The fifth in the series, Dead Man Talking, came out...more
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Casey Daniels, it can now be revealed, is also Miranda Bliss. As Casey, she once applied for a job as a tour guide at a historic cemetery. She didn't get the job, but she did get the idea for the Pepper Martin Mystery Series about a cemetery tour guide who finds she can communicate with the permanent residents. The fifth in the series, Dead Man Talking, came out...more
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