A recipe for murder!
* 5 families living on Peregrine Circle
* 1 flowered curtain tieback
* 1 missing child
* 1 body in the field
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Feb 16, 2009
Ali
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I loved Josi Kilpack's Lemon Tart. It was a fun and fast read, totally enjoyable from start to finish.
Kilpack managed to bring to life a whole cast of colorful characters and even while the main character was a goody-two-shoes busybody, she managed to make me really like her and route for her the whole way. I'm excited there's a new culinary mystery in the works featuring Sadie Hoffmiller, because she's just awesome.
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Kilpack managed to bring to life a whole cast of colorful characters and even while the main character was a goody-two-shoes busybody, she managed to make me really like her and route for her the whole way. I'm excited there's a new culinary mystery in the works featuring Sadie Hoffmiller, because she's just awesome.
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Feb 27, 2010
Karen
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Hugely disappointing, as the cozy mystery (with recipes added no less) is one of my favorite genres. Contrived, awkward plot; the MC wasn't interesting, in fact none of the characters made me care one whit; poorly edited with excessive use of fluff adverbs that made me want to go through it with a red pencil. In fact, I think the problem with this lies more with the editing than the writing. It should have been much better, and with a sharp editor, it would have been.
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Jan 25, 2010
Whitney
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i don't usually read a lot of mysteries, but i really enjoyed this book. i didn't guess the ending and i loved the main character, she was strong and opinionated but was kind and loving as well.
i would definately recommend this book!
i would definately recommend this book!
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Mar 02, 2009
Amy
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Genre: Mystery, Culinary
Recommend to: If you like mystery or baking
This is written by an LDS author, and while the main character is LDS, this book doesn't have much content in way of religion.
Sadie Hoffmiller is busy canning her homemade applesauce when she notices two police cars drive into her otherwise quiet cul-de-sac. She soon discovers her neighbor, single mom Anne Lemmon, has been murdered and her son, Trevor has gone missing. After giving the detectives as much informa More...
Recommend to: If you like mystery or baking
This is written by an LDS author, and while the main character is LDS, this book doesn't have much content in way of religion.
Sadie Hoffmiller is busy canning her homemade applesauce when she notices two police cars drive into her otherwise quiet cul-de-sac. She soon discovers her neighbor, single mom Anne Lemmon, has been murdered and her son, Trevor has gone missing. After giving the detectives as much informa More...
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Jan 25, 2012
Brandy
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3.5 stars.
I liked this book. Although it isn't about LDS people, it is written by an LDS author and sold mainly at Deseret Book. That is why it gets put in my "lds-stories" shelf. Hopefully you get a sense of what this book is like knowing that background. To me when I hear that is book is by an author that has books mainly sold at Deseret Book, I think of light fluffy completely clean reads. That is exactly what this book is.
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I liked this book. Although it isn't about LDS people, it is written by an LDS author and sold mainly at Deseret Book. That is why it gets put in my "lds-stories" shelf. Hopefully you get a sense of what this book is like knowing that background. To me when I hear that is book is by an author that has books mainly sold at Deseret Book, I think of light fluffy completely clean reads. That is exactly what this book is.
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Nov 02, 2011
Mary Louise
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Sadie Hoffmiller, a retired widow going on 60 years, who is on the verge of getting engaged is busy canning applesauce when she notices two police cars parked in front of her young, single neighbor's house in the cul-de-sac. The police are ready to break down the door because of a tip call when Sadie offers them the neighbor's keys. Sadie has been entrusted with keys for all the neighbors, which include her younger brother and sister-in-law, except Mr. Henry. When the police exit the house they
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Aug 02, 2010
Jennifer
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With my love of food-lit and mystery novels Lemon Tart seemed like an ideal read... and it is truly the best of both worlds. It was a quick, light read full of surprises and delicious recipes.
This is the first book I've read in a long time where the voice of the story is not that of the law enforcement or the criminologists who are doing the lead investigating, but that of a friend and neighbor looking in from the outside. At first, that took a little adjusting to, but once I switche More...
This is the first book I've read in a long time where the voice of the story is not that of the law enforcement or the criminologists who are doing the lead investigating, but that of a friend and neighbor looking in from the outside. At first, that took a little adjusting to, but once I switche More...
Jun 22, 2010
Anna
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After multiple people told me they enjoyed “Lemon Tart” by Josi S Kilpack, I broke down and spent part of my book budget to obtain the 346 page mystery. I have to say I am impressed. As I have never read anything by this author before, I was a little wary when I picked it up. I wasn’t sure whether to expect a book about food or a sour tease. In fact, it is a mystery revolving around a lemon pastry.
Sadie Hoffmiller, is an unexpec More...
After multiple people told me they enjoyed “Lemon Tart” by Josi S Kilpack, I broke down and spent part of my book budget to obtain the 346 page mystery. I have to say I am impressed. As I have never read anything by this author before, I was a little wary when I picked it up. I wasn’t sure whether to expect a book about food or a sour tease. In fact, it is a mystery revolving around a lemon pastry.
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May 04, 2010
Shelah
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Lemon Tart is the story of Sadie Hoffmiller, a good-hearted neighborhood busybody, who looks up one morning while canning applesauce to see two police cruisers rushing into her cul-de-sac. Her neighbor, Anne Lemmon, is dead in a field behind her house, and no one knows where her two-year-old has gone. Sadie, who has spent her life teaching school, baking for her neighbors, and volunteering on nearly every committee and for every social project in her small Colorado town, can't just sit by and co
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Apr 25, 2010
Andi
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I finished chapter one of this book and wanted to bake . . . normally, I wouldn’t use that quality to rate a book more highly, but in this case, it’s entirely appropriate. Kilpack’s mystery about the murder of a suburban single mother combines the domesticity of home life with the standards of the mystery genre to make an interesting, thoughtful and very engrossing novel.
The basic plot involves a murder, a detective Ms. Sadie Hoffmiller (baker and apple sauce maker), and suspicions a More...
The basic plot involves a murder, a detective Ms. Sadie Hoffmiller (baker and apple sauce maker), and suspicions a More...
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Apr 01, 2010
Lisa
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This is one of the best "cozy" mysteries I've ever read, and I can't wait to read the next books in the series. (My absolute favorites are Rett MacPherson's Torie O'Shea mysteries.) Kilpack's protagonist, Sadie Hofmiller, is a middle-aged woman with whom I can almost completely identify. ("Almost" because I have a living husband and am not the enthusiastic cook that Sadie is.) The plot does not contain the incredible holes that many of these character-driven mysteries have, a
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Aug 12, 2009
Elisa
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Josi Kilpack sent me this book back in February to read, and sadly I am a total slacker and just barely finished it. IN TWO DAYS, I finished it.
I really enjoyed Lemon Tart: A Culinary Mystery. It was an exciting, quick read! There are actual recipes littered throughout the book, and I found myself craving brownies as she talked about brownies and Fettuccine when she talked about Fettuccine! (thank heavens I actually had some leftover Costco Fettuccine on hand!)
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I really enjoyed Lemon Tart: A Culinary Mystery. It was an exciting, quick read! There are actual recipes littered throughout the book, and I found myself craving brownies as she talked about brownies and Fettuccine when she talked about Fettuccine! (thank heavens I actually had some leftover Costco Fettuccine on hand!)
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Jul 02, 2009
Jackie
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I wish I had the knack for writing a concise, informative review of books. I love reading those where they set down a brief overview of the plot and then praise, or pan, the book. I somehow can't really do that.
I had high hopes for this book. It was so highly rated by so many readers. The writing was much better than I expected and it really held my interest throughout the book. Even though there were no surprises and I had the culprit figured out for a long time.
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I had high hopes for this book. It was so highly rated by so many readers. The writing was much better than I expected and it really held my interest throughout the book. Even though there were no surprises and I had the culprit figured out for a long time.
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May 28, 2009
Mary
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Lemon Tart (Josi S. Kilpack) is a "candy book." Easy to ready, fun, and hard to put down.
A neighbor is found murdered and her death exposes secrets about the neighborhood and about assumed relationships. The protagonist, widow Sadie Hoffmiller, is forced to question her judgment on friendships and family and ultimately her staunch faith in family members is battered but ratified.
Sadie is a busy-body, but she has logic and concern beyond surface gossip gathering that helps h More...
A neighbor is found murdered and her death exposes secrets about the neighborhood and about assumed relationships. The protagonist, widow Sadie Hoffmiller, is forced to question her judgment on friendships and family and ultimately her staunch faith in family members is battered but ratified.
Sadie is a busy-body, but she has logic and concern beyond surface gossip gathering that helps h More...
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Mar 13, 2010
Tonya
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I had this book on my wishlist and was excited to receive it! I had NO clue what I was missing out on. Sadie is a lovable character and right from the beginning you fall in love with her and her nosy ways!
There were lots of parts in this book where I was laughing out loud, Sadie just gets herself stuck into so many situations trying to figure out who killed her neighbor and friend Anne and where Anne's missing son Trevor is.
You really can't guess who did it, which is ex More...
There were lots of parts in this book where I was laughing out loud, Sadie just gets herself stuck into so many situations trying to figure out who killed her neighbor and friend Anne and where Anne's missing son Trevor is.
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Feb 05, 2012
Apzmarshl
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What I really like about Kilpack as an author is that even though she is LDS, her characters and stories are full of the dirtiness of real life. We aren't all shining stars that drop to our knees every time we face a mundane choice. In this book there is murder, adultery, lying, and ugly family life. I liked it all!
The one thing that really bugged me was the main character. I'm sure I am only irritated by her because I side with the police when it comes to police verses anything else. More...
The one thing that really bugged me was the main character. I'm sure I am only irritated by her because I side with the police when it comes to police verses anything else. More...
Jul 07, 2011
Jeannie
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I found this book to be a relaxing read for a good murder mystery. Our new friend, sleuth, Sadie Hofmiller, is a widow with two children that has retired and finds herself the do-er for the cul de sac that she lives in.
Her Brother and family live next door and Sadie finds herself the keeper of the extra 'keys' for the street outside of one man, Mr. Henry.
Sadie spys police cars passing her kitchen window as she jars homemade applesauce. Born with an acute sense of needing to k More...
Her Brother and family live next door and Sadie finds herself the keeper of the extra 'keys' for the street outside of one man, Mr. Henry.
Sadie spys police cars passing her kitchen window as she jars homemade applesauce. Born with an acute sense of needing to k More...
Jun 05, 2009
Teri
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Lemon Tart: A Culinary Mystery by Josi S.Kilpack
With Josi's previous books on issues, her newest is the start of a delightful culinary series. I've always enjoyed culinary mysteries, what with several mouth-watering recipes interspersed through out just to whet our appetite, it just makes you want more. Since this one is Lemon Tart, the cover is uniquely yellow!!!! Sadie Hoffmiller, cooking afficianado and amateur sleuth, finds her neighbor's dead body in a field out in the neigh More...
With Josi's previous books on issues, her newest is the start of a delightful culinary series. I've always enjoyed culinary mysteries, what with several mouth-watering recipes interspersed through out just to whet our appetite, it just makes you want more. Since this one is Lemon Tart, the cover is uniquely yellow!!!! Sadie Hoffmiller, cooking afficianado and amateur sleuth, finds her neighbor's dead body in a field out in the neigh More...
Feb 11, 2009
Tristi
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I love cozy mysteries, and a culinary cozy mystery is especially delicious—except when they get so bogged down in the description of just how the egg whites were folded into the melted chocolate, you lose the thread of the story. “Lemon Tart” by Josi Kilpack takes all the things I love about a culinary cozy: the mystery, the quirky characters, the clean storyline, and the recipes—and keeps it in balance, without overwhelming us with the dicing of carrots or the selection of the perfect pork ro
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Sep 13, 2009
Michelle
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I really identified with the main charachter, Sadie. I could imagine, visually what her little street looked like and how it would feel to live there and be her. I have a bit of Mrs. Kravits in me too, but I don't know if I would go as far as she did with her's.
I love, love, LOVE that there was no swearing and no sex in this book!!!!!!! So nice!!!
I kind of didn't like the middle part of the book. But at about chapter 32 (I honestly don't remember which chapter, but More...
I love, love, LOVE that there was no swearing and no sex in this book!!!!!!! So nice!!!
I kind of didn't like the middle part of the book. But at about chapter 32 (I honestly don't remember which chapter, but More...
Oct 10, 2011
Kathy
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A fun mystery with a memorable lead character--a fifty something year old, retired widow, who loves spying on her neighbors and cooking, and is not opposed to finding a new love of her life (fifty year old men are painted as quite attractive). I admit, I rather love the new genre of "female mysteries," where knitting, gardens, and other traditionally feminine arts become the key to solving the mystery. This book, as the title indicates, is a culinary mystery, and the main character wil
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Jun 03, 2009
Tanis
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My husband worries about the fact that I enjoy reading so many murder mysteries. Apparently I have a dark side. :) Anyway, this was was awesome and I am looking forward to more books in this series. Here we have Sadie - a widow in her 50's her devotes her life to cooking, homemaking, and the service of others. The kind of person you never expect to jump head first into the investigation of a murder! But she does, and to be honest, for most of the book, I kept thinking, "What are you d
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Sep 06, 2011
06sydneyj
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Murder. Isn't that always on the recipe for disaster? In Josi Kilpacks Murder Mystery Lemon Tart disaster is exactly what they got. This book takes place in a small neighborhood.Sadie Hoffmiller an older widow who loves to bake becomes a suspect in a mureder mystery when her young neighbor Anne gets killed.
After the murder two very different detectives come to investigate the case, one older and nicer and the other young, mean and suspicous. Sadie tries to help solve the mystery More...
After the murder two very different detectives come to investigate the case, one older and nicer and the other young, mean and suspicous. Sadie tries to help solve the mystery More...
Feb 03, 2009
Heather
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This cozy mystery is just that--Cozy! Main character and amateur sleuth/busy-body neighbor Sadi Hoffmiller is a delight. At 50-something, Sadie is a single widowed mother who is in a steady relationship once again. She is the rock of her neighborhood and every neighbor has trusted her with keys to their homes. When a tragic murder takes place, Sadie is the first to discover the circumstances. Trouble is, she knows more about each neighbor than the police could possibly discover on their own. Sad
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Jun 17, 2011
Melissa
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I wish I could give it 2 and half stars as I didn't hate this book, but it seemed too contrived and the main character Sadie, did come off as self righteous. Making food for others does not excuse or dismiss rude behavior. Also she was way to nosy. I felt we were celebrating a character who actually built her house in such a way as to be able to spy on everyone in her cuol-de-sac and hated a tree that made it impossible to spy on her next door neighbor. Really, would I want to live next door to
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Mar 23, 2009
Diane
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I don't know why I am only giving this 4 stars. When I started reading it, I thought the writing was very simple, but it pulled me in FAST! Had I not needed to sleep, I would have finished it in one day...instead I stayed up till midnight, and finished the second half today. It's pretty fast paced, though to the benefit of my need for sleep it slowed down in the middle. I thought it was predictable, and some parts were, but in the end there were a LOT of unexpected twists and turns. It was a ver
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Apr 11, 2010
Wm
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Note: this novel is a finalist for the Whitney Awards. Voting has closed, but I'm still reading and reviewing a few of the titles I didn't get to. My review and rating may or may not reflect how I would have voted should I have completed reading all the novels in this category in time.
A thoroughly pleasant, competent, tightly plotted domestic-oriented mystery. I find it interesting that there is no Mormon content considering the publisher, but I suppose this fills that niche of " More...
A thoroughly pleasant, competent, tightly plotted domestic-oriented mystery. I find it interesting that there is no Mormon content considering the publisher, but I suppose this fills that niche of " More...
Sep 19, 2011
01KamiH
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Do you like food? Do you like mysteries? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you would love the book Lemon Tart. Lemon Tart is the first book in the Sadie Hoffmiller series. It involves murder, mystery and food. It’s only 346 pages and an easy read. Young adults or teenagers would love this book.
Lemon Tart is set in Garrison, Colorado. The main character is Sadie Hoffmiller. She is 56 years old. She loves to cook, bake and loves adventure. When her neighbors’ body, Anne Lemm More...
Lemon Tart is set in Garrison, Colorado. The main character is Sadie Hoffmiller. She is 56 years old. She loves to cook, bake and loves adventure. When her neighbors’ body, Anne Lemm More...
Apr 11, 2010
Cheryl
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Sadie Hoffmiller was making homemade apple sauce when she saw the first police car some driving down her neighbor to Anne Lemmon’s house. Sadie is like the resident neighborhood watch woman. So when she sees the police car, she stops what she is doing and heads to Anne’s house. When Sadie arrives to Anne’s house, she has a bad feeling but when she smells that Anne has something in the oven, her worries go away until the police find Anne’s body. Before Sadie can make sense of Anne’s murder; she i
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