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65th out of 70 books
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Toast Mortem (Hemlock Falls Mysteries #16)
The Inn at Hemlock Falls reopens for readers!
Bernard LeVasque has opened a multi-million dollar cooking school in Hemlock Falls — and has even stolen customers from Sarah and Meg Quilliam’s Inn. But someone finds the infamous chef too bitter — and takes him off the menu for good.
Bernard LeVasque has opened a multi-million dollar cooking school in Hemlock Falls — and has even stolen customers from Sarah and Meg Quilliam’s Inn. But someone finds the infamous chef too bitter — and takes him off the menu for good.
Mass Market Paperback, 224 pages
Published
June 1st 2010
by Berkley
(first published 2010)
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Meg and Quill are at their sleuthing best in this adventure. A culinanry arts school has been established with a surly chef at the helm. Bent on putting the inn out of business for good Maitre LeVasque starts a smear campaign to ruin the reputations of Meg and her sister.
Meanwhile a group called WARP has insinuated itself at the Inn for a convention of sorts. When the chef is found murdered clutching a recipe in his hands the pastry chef with a past of her own is a suspect after Monsieur LeVasqu...more
Meanwhile a group called WARP has insinuated itself at the Inn for a convention of sorts. When the chef is found murdered clutching a recipe in his hands the pastry chef with a past of her own is a suspect after Monsieur LeVasqu...more
It's been a while since I read a Hemlock Falls mystery, and I realized that I'd missed Quill and Meg like old friends I hadn't seen in a long time. The previous book in the series (#15, A Carol for a Corpse) was published in 2007.
Since then, Quill has become a parent to Jackson Myles McHale, almost two. Her husband, Myles, is overseas on an extended assignment for the government, so she and Jack have moved back into her rooms in the Inn. A culinary school (the Bonne Goute Culinary Academy) has o...more
Since then, Quill has become a parent to Jackson Myles McHale, almost two. Her husband, Myles, is overseas on an extended assignment for the government, so she and Jack have moved back into her rooms in the Inn. A culinary school (the Bonne Goute Culinary Academy) has o...more
I liked the book ok. This was the first book that I read by this author. There were too many characters in the book and they were "talking" at the same time, it was confusing. The story was fine though the victims didn't die until about half way through the book. Also the protagonists are two sisters and the author wouldn't make it clear which one was "talking" sometimes so it was confusing. I haven't decided if I want to read anymore from this author or not. She did have a lot of humor in the b...more
I enjoyed reading this book, until I reached page 168...and read the racial slur the author used. She described someone throwing around a lot of money "like drunken Indians." To my mind, the author needs to go back and take an English class to learn there are enough words in any language that can be used to describe something without having to resort to racial slurs.
A decent book, but I won't go tracking down the others in this series. The murder didn't start until halfway in (and the book is only 211 pages) and there were way too many characters (there is even a character cheat sheet in the front of the book to help you keep them all straight.) I liked Meg and Quill (the main characters) but I would have liked a little more focus on them and less on all the other people floating about for no reason.
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I'm sure I would have enjoyed this more if I had not jumped into the series at book #16. Having no history with the Quilliam sisters, I'm just not that invested or interested in them. Having said that, the author seems to phone this one in a bit, throwing lots of characters around but without adding much mystery. In fact, a murder doesn't even happen until halfway through the book. I just didn't feel very compelled to keep reading. Two nights ago I decided to stop reading and go to sleep with on...more
I found the pace of the book a little slow and the plot slow in unraveling. The primary characters are well developed with the exception of the murderer who comes out of left field. Overall the book is well written.
A fun book to read -- I like reading Claudia Bishop's mysteries on vacations.
I'm so glad to have Quill and Meg back! And Jack is adorable! Very entertaining read.
The Quilliam sisters are back at it, investigating murder and serving guests at their upstate New York inn. The cast of characters is always interesting and the solution was ingenious.
Another adventure at Hemlock Falls Hotel.
Super quick read and cute story.
i loved the way jack was written :)
I enjoyed the main characters but found the storyline slow-going.
Meg & Quill have ironclad alibis for the first murder, for a change.
don't like the change in series of adding the baby
#16? Fucking really?
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