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Apr 24, 2009

John rated it:

“To Carolyn Marino – with deep gratitude for excellent editing and for possessing a kind heart and a light touch”

I cannot vouch for Ms. Marino’s “kind heart”, but her “light touch” is certainly in evidence. A sample paragraph (emphasis mine):

“Because Father Pete says there are letters from the diocesan office he can’t find in the church files, and was wondering if I could go help him try to figure out how the new secretary’s mind works. Since I recommended that he hire th More...

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Jan 20, 2010

Jim rated it:

This series is on-going and I've read every entry.

Goldy is a caterer that keeps finding corpses. The corpses range from those she never knew to very personal, giving this series a bit broader latitude than some series.

Goldy had an abusive husband, past tense from the start of the series. Diane handles this well, as it is not a social statement, a cry for sympathy, or otherwise dark. Normally, this would have stopped me from reading it, as hearing these things make me very More...

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Apr 19, 2009

Melodie rated it:

After reading the first couple of chapters of this book I found myself wondering why I ordered it! I haven't particularly liked any of the last 3 before this and recall saying I wouldn't buy anymore of them last year. I guess I'm a creature of habit and when I see this author's name, it goes in my online shopping cart. Well, after this one, NO more!! Though Diane is a lovely lady and very personable, she seems to be phoning these in now. I think I was supposed to develop a deep affection fo More...

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Nov 10, 2009

Andreia rated it:

Did it! Finally finished this series (at least what is out so far). I'm looking forward to trying two of the recipes but I must admit I am not looking forward to the next installment (if there is one). I hate to say it but I'm getting sick of Goldy. I find her character irritating. She seems to have very little regard for her husband's job. Also, with her getting hit on the head so much I really think she needs a brain scan

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Apr 23, 2009

Ckerekes rated it:

Found this a little tedious, but because the characters are "old friends" and I like the recipes, I stuck with it. Not one of the better ones in the series.

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Apr 20, 2009

Kaye rated it:

This series is getting kind of like The Cat Who stories. All starting to run together, but still I can't help reading either series. I don't care much about Archie and think it's about time he starts thinking of someone other than himself.

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Jul 09, 2009

Melissa rated it:

OK, after fifteen times around the block, I have to admit I'm getting a little tired of Goldy withholding evidence, breaking the law, obstructing Tom's investigations, and making stupid decisions about her own safety. I really, really understand that she has to, or there isn't much story, but the device is wearing a little thin for me. Of course, I *have* read all fifteen books, and no one was forcing me to, so there you go!

I've read all the books because I like reading about the co More...

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May 18, 2009

Marian rated it:

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Apr 21, 2009

Lain rated it:

This was actually a much more thought-out and carefully edited book than those in recent years from Mott Davidson. For a while there, I was wondering why I rushed to get the latest Goldy mystery as soon as it hit the shelves, as recent volumes were sorely disappointing. But this volume in the series has a lot of what fans love most -- cooking, a solid mystery, and quirky characters (Marla, Julian, Arch, Tom, and even Sergeant Boyd).

The thing that bothered me most was the sudden appe More...

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Aug 05, 2009

Donura rated it:

If you are a follower of Goldie Schulz, caterer extraordinaire, you will not be disappointed with # 15 in the series. I had read several of the early books in the series although, I must say that I that I realized I had fallen quite behind in the series when I saw this was #15.. I listened to this as an audiobook, and had read all the others. I have to first say the reader, Barbara Rosenblat, is a jewel. She does wonderful contrasting voices for all the characters. This is a series of mys More...

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Nov 05, 2009

bookczuk rated it:

Goldy claims it's bridezilla Billie who is flaky, but once again, Goldy tampers with evidence and does some really stupid things in the safety department while trying to work through her grief at the death of her godfather Jack, who was murdered trying to discover the murderer of his best friend Doc Finn. I like these books because they're pretty light reading. Actually, I tend to listen to them on audio in the car rather than read them. They don't distract me too much from driving except whe More...

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Aug 16, 2009

Jenny rated it:

I surprised myself with finding this minor editing mistake about Jack's door. Compare page 9: "Jack opened his newly sculpted oak door - one of the things he'd actually managed to get subcontracted and completed since he'd been here." to page 62 "Jack's tone was grateful as he opened his massive door, a large sculpted oak number that he had picked up at a salvage yard."

It's been a while since I've read a DMD book, and while reading this I realized my reading tas More...

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Jun 05, 2009

Traci rated it:

There are some book characters who grow so familiar and well-loved that reading a new book about them is like visiting a friend who lives far away and can only visit once every couple of years or so. Goldy Bear has become one of those characters for me. I feel like I've known her forever. I've cringed through her son's angry teen years, celebrated her falling in love again, and stood by her side when her ex-husband died. Now she's returned after being gone a long time and we had a nice, inti More...

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Apr 15, 2009

Carrie rated it:

This is just the kind of murder mystery I like: a light, easy read; interesting characters and plot twists; and nothing at all disturbing or unsettling. A very enjoyable book.

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Nov 22, 2010

Crystal rated it:

This series is wildly popular, and I've had them recommended to me many times, as I'm a foodie. The heroine, Goldy (or Miss G, or Gertie Girl --annoying terms of affection, in my opinion) is a caterer, so there's a lot about food. She includes recipes at the back of the book, and they sound really good. However, in the body of the book, there is a bit too much detail about making them. It's sufficient to include something like, "The frittata was beautifully browned, and we all sank our hun More...

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Apr 05, 2009

Sasha rated it:

I think Ms. Davidson may just be tired of this series. Perfunctory and blah.

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Jul 29, 2011

Catherine added it

I would agree with my husband's assessment of this book vis-a-vis the series as a whole--that there has been no deterioration. It has been solidly light reading. I do think that this is a series where it is exceedingly easy to figure out who the bad guy is--maybe not exactly why he or she is the bad guy, but who it is--and if that is important to you, then this is a great series. It also has become increasingly sophisticated in the ins and outs of what it takes to be a successful caterer, and More...

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May 23, 2010

Linda rated it:

i was very disappointed in this book. This has been one of my favorite murder mystery series and i have always looked forward to more adventures with Goldie. This book dragggggggggged and dragggggggged.
There were long lead ups to murders and Goldie and Diane both seemed off their games. Goldie usually catches bits of clues and the reader and Goldie are able to piece together the puzzle in a timely and orderly manner. not this time. by the time the murderer and the reason for the murder More...

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Aug 24, 2009

Deb rated it:

It's been a while since I've read this series; this is the newest. I enjoyed a pleasant weekend visiting with Gold Schultz. In this installment, Goldy is catering the wedding of a bridezilla extraordinaire. Her godfather Jack (who I don't remember from any of the other books in the series)and his best friend are mixed up in something odd, and Goldy gets involved. Archie and Tom, and even Marla, are only peripherally involved in this adventure, which is too bad. I have to admit, that these b More...

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May 04, 2009

Roberta rated it:

I think Ms. Davidson has finally jumped the shark. Not only does this book appear to have been written sloppily and hastily, but it is repetitious (apparently to fill up the requisite number of pages, as her plot is rather thin as well) and, well, just plain silly--more than her previous efforts. Some of her earlier books were fun to read, but I think she has fallen into the same trap that James Patterson appears to have succumbed to. That is, the pressure to produce and make some more money, More...

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Apr 22, 2009

Barbara VA rated it:

Another Goldy Schultz mystery, full of very yummy recipes. This was not my favorite in the series, I preferred the earlier ones when she and Tom were getting to know one another. Still, readable and fun for what it is. I would like to know Goldy and that is the best thing ever to say about any character! She is real, I just love Marla for the fun she brings, Julian needs to give up his job at the Bistro and open his own place with a partner, maybe Marla backing him, in Aspen Meadow. Yolanda More...

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Jul 26, 2011

Georgiann rated it:

When Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz caterers Bridezilla Billie Attenborough weddingreception the date of which she has changed twice and the menu 6 times. Now she,s changing the location to the Gold Gulch spa two days before the wedding. Than Doc Finn, beloved local physician is killed when his car tumbles into a ravine. But Jack Goldys Godfather and Doc Finn,s best friend believes Doc was murdered because of some reseach he was doing at the spa. Than Jack is attacked so Goldy goes under cover as More...

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Jun 12, 2011

Tracey rated it:

Seeking light and fluffy, I opened the latest Diane Mott Davidson, Fatally Flaky, which I found … somewhere. These are most definite “cozies”, those strange murder mysteries where ordinary people (that is, not cops or PI’s or other people with some business investigating murders) keep tripping over bodies, and then end up finding the killer before the police. Davidson’s series has the distinction of being, I *think*, the first to have recipes in the text (because the heroine, Goldy, is a caterer More...

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Jan 13, 2012

Bronwyn rated it:

I was up and down while listening to this story. At times I thought it was good but at other times Goldy drove me crazy - all in all it was an enjoyable listen for the most of it.

Goldy Schulz is a caterer, who is married to a police detective and at the moment she is preparing a wedding for the bride from hell, Billie Attenborough who has changed the date twice, the menu many times and the last straw is when she adds 50 more people to the guest list a week before the wedding which m More...

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Oct 30, 2009

Denise rated it:

This one is disappointing. I used to enjoy this series, but either it or I have changed. The writing is not very strong--did I just not notice that before, or has it declined? Earlier books had the recipes in the chapters near where they were mentioned, but in this edition they are all at the end. Handier for cooking, but not as enjoyable for reading. Relationships in this one seem to be a bit of a stretch as well. Goldy can hardly have crises with her husband or son all every book (at least if More...

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Aug 29, 2011

Megan rated it:

I really like Diane Mott Davidson's Goldy Bear series. It is certainly a cozy mystery, a bit on the fluff side, but still a sweet read. There were a few small departures from her usual style; I only noticed because they were things that normally bugged me. For example, she didn't use the phrase "yours truly" as much as she normally does. I don't know why, but that always irritated me. In another interesting turn, she did not desribe her characters in as much detail as she normally does More...

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Jul 30, 2011

Luan rated it:

I think this whole series of culinary murder mysteries by Diane Mott Davidson has not been scored high enough! So, I scored this book five stars to hopefully bring the ratings up so other potential readers will see that it's fun to follow Goldie and get recipes at the same time! But maybe I'm biased because I've only ever 'listened' to this series and I love the voice of the narrator. I think she's the same one who reads Lisa Scottoline's books and I love those too. The protagonists are trodden More...

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Jul 19, 2009

Kathleen rated it:

This is the fifteenth novel by this author about an independent woman who has carved out a successful catering business, survived a divorce from an abusive husband and established a satisfying new relationship. The description of the upscale Aspen life and the beautiful natural surroundings are always balanced. It has been fun to observe the characters' evolving, relationships changing and challenges being met. Descriptions of cooking are woven into the solving of the crime in a way that becom More...

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Jun 09, 2009

Bob rated it:

Goldy Schultz is at it again. Catering for a big wedding for the bride she call Bridezilla Billie because she is continually making changes including an addition of 50 more guests and a complete change of venue 48 hrs. before the event. But before that at another wedding the toaster fails to show and is later found dead. He was the friend of Goldy's godfather Jack who is greatly upset. She must also contend with jack's son who is not happy with Goldy's friendship with Jack. Another murder and More...

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May 07, 2009

April rated it:

I usually love Diane Mott Davidson, but this book seemed like a formula book. She included recipes, usually they are so mouth-watering that as you read the books you want to get up and make the recipe. I've always found the recipes exceptional in the other 14 books, when I've tried them. However, this book, the recipes were just thrown in, "We had Cuban bread for dinner and really liked it." So what about that is going to make me want to try her recipe for Cuban bread? The plot was typ More...

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