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Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (Pizza Lovers #2)
A body is found in Eleanor Swift's small-town pizzeria, A Slice of Delight. Turns out the body belongs to the nasty brother of delivery driver Greg Hatcher. When Greg disappears in a panic. Eleanor and her sister Maddy start looking for a serial killer.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
August 1st 2010
by Kensington
(first published 2010)
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I checked this one out on a whim from the New Mysteries section of the library. Let me preface this by saying that I am not picky when it comes to cozy mysteries. I have read bushel baskets full of them, and they generally entertain me just enough.
This is the worst mystery I have ever read. I can't believe I actually finished the whole thing. I kept thinking it might get better. Nope.
Everything about this book was bad - the main character, Eleanor, is a youngish widow who runs a small pizza pla...more
This is the worst mystery I have ever read. I can't believe I actually finished the whole thing. I kept thinking it might get better. Nope.
Everything about this book was bad - the main character, Eleanor, is a youngish widow who runs a small pizza pla...more
This is the second of the Pizza Lover's Mysteries. The protagonist, Eleanor Swift is the widowed owner and chef of A Slice of Delight, a small pizzeria in the small town of Timber Ridge, North Carolina.
Eleanor's only employees are her sister, Maddy and a young college student named Greg Hatcher. Greg's grandparents were killed in an explosion the previous year, and their will divided their estate between Greg and his spoiled older brother Wade. But Wade believes he should get 3/4 the$200,000 est...more
Eleanor's only employees are her sister, Maddy and a young college student named Greg Hatcher. Greg's grandparents were killed in an explosion the previous year, and their will divided their estate between Greg and his spoiled older brother Wade. But Wade believes he should get 3/4 the$200,000 est...more
I enjoy spending time with Eleanor and Maddy along with her employees and friends. When her employee Greg's brother Wade is killed in her Pizza place, Slice of Delight, Eleanor and Maddy are on the hunt, who killed Wade, and why?
Eleanor is still pretty off-hand with her safety in general and everyone around her as well. She goes out to deliberately "poke a stick in the hornet's nest". Not a good thing to do when you make pizza for a living, don't carry any kind of weapon and have no self-defense...more
Eleanor is still pretty off-hand with her safety in general and everyone around her as well. She goes out to deliberately "poke a stick in the hornet's nest". Not a good thing to do when you make pizza for a living, don't carry any kind of weapon and have no self-defense...more
'Pepperoni Pizza Can be murder'.... It can when you are wanting to read a fun captivating read and you are reading this one waiting for something interesting to happen and it dosn't!! I am again disappointed with my latest cozy book, although there is a bit of mystery and I like the two sisters who run the Pizzeria and a few interesting incidents do happen,I want more from a book! This book was mostly about the two sisters and how well they get along together working at the pizzeria, throw in a...more
This is going to surprise many persons, but, I really was disappointed in this book.
One level was the poor editing of the manuscript. Twice on pages 45, and 175, the character's name was changed in error. Maddy became Mandy and back to Maddy on 45. Josh became Jason and back...you get the idea. You figure it out immediately but it stops the flow of the book. Annoying.
The next level for me was the constant sarcasm that the sister's spout. I'm so tired of it. Honestly, I had no problem setting t...more
One level was the poor editing of the manuscript. Twice on pages 45, and 175, the character's name was changed in error. Maddy became Mandy and back to Maddy on 45. Josh became Jason and back...you get the idea. You figure it out immediately but it stops the flow of the book. Annoying.
The next level for me was the constant sarcasm that the sister's spout. I'm so tired of it. Honestly, I had no problem setting t...more
Book two was just as good as book one! Eleanor, owner of Slice of Delight Pizzeria once again finds a dead body, this time in her pizzeria! The victim, Wade, is the brother of one of Eleanor's employees, Greg. Eleanor and her sister, Maddy, begin investigating in order to clear Greg of the murder. The brothers were involved in an inheritance dispute so the Police Chief, Eleanor's high school beau, Kevin, is determined to pin the crime on Greg. As Eleanor and Maddy find additional suspects they r...more
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For the most part, I have enjoyed this series. The characters are very believable and well developed. I like the plot. You think you have it figured out, but the characters shake it up a little any way. I liked the character of the Chief better in this story. He seemed more believable. There was still conflict between him and Eleanor, but you see glimpses of the friendship there too. He was also more open to other possibilities regarding the crime, which made him more believable as a police chie...more
Kind of predictable, but a fast, fun read in the "cozy" category. Eleanor Swift seems to think that Police Chief Kevin Hurley (Eleanor's old high school flame) is "taking the easy way out" when he suspects her pizza delivery driver, Greg Hatcher, of murder when the body of his brother, Wade is found bludgeoned to death in Eleanor's pizzaria, A Slice of Delight. Thus Eleanor and her sister Maddie soon take it upon themselves to find out who the real killer is in small-town Timber Ridge, NC. Not r...more
I wondered who Chris Cavender really was after reading this book. The tone seemed familiar and I discovered the author also wrote a series of Lighthouse mysteries under the name of Tim Myers which I had enjoyed. Eleanor and her sister Maddy are again involved in a murder. The police suspect one of her employees Greg, killed his brother at the pizza shop so Eleanor and Maddy have to solve the crime.
Well the pizza making sister find themselves involved in another murder and this time one of their employees are the prime suspect. I read the 1st book of this series and it was OK. This one is better as characters are better developed. Some aspects I dislike is the petty past highschool classmates pissing contest. I love pizza and enjoyed this book.
I am really enjoying this series. I like the two sisters; Eleanor & Maddy because they act like I think sisters do. I have brothers & mainly male cousins so what do I know? I am not saying that this is the greatest murder/mysteries that I have ever read but they are not for that. They are cozies, meant to be easy reads, with different concepts & styles of murders. They have to own a Pizzeria & I love Pizza so I can relate. I love the interactions of the other characters like with...more
I am really enjoying the Pizza Lovers series! Once again, Eleanor, owner of a pizzeria and her sister, Maddy investigate a murder that happened at A Slice of Delight. The friendship and sisterly fussing between the two of them has made them both very likable and down to earth characters. This is a perfect fun relaxing read!
This was a fun read. I like the way of all the characters. However, The main character I found to be a little more than annoying. Readers, I hope, will understand why when they read. Being male and not having a sister, I am not sure if the dialogue between the sisters was always true to life.
Eleanor and Maddy are back with another murder. This time the body is in the kitchen of the resturant and their delivery guy is the main suspect. I enjoy the interaction between the characters although I don;t quite get Eleanor and Kevin. A few twists and turns for an easy read.
I enjoyed the first one in this series a little better, but it was still a pretty good book. I enjoy the back and forth between the sisters, as it reminds me a little of me and my sister! It was a nice, quick read, but I figured out who-dun-it pretty early in the book.
Enjoying this series! I was able to determine the murderer and was surprised Eleanor didn't figure it out. Hopefully, in the next books, Eleanor will grow and move on with her life and find a happy relationship.
I am thoroughly enjoying this new series. the characters are believeable and are like people yo know. It seems s though you could move into this town and be part of the action. Well done.
I really enjoyed this book. Old fashioned names, two sisters who can fight but still love each other. Faith in their employees/friends. They solve a murder that happened in Eleanor's pizza shop. Proving that their employee Greg, had not killed his own brother. Wade was also found to have stolen lots of money, from everyone....Eleanor (by gunpoint), his boss and his own family.
I like the characters, but they insist on investigating murders despite police warnings not to, which seems foolhardy and not very believable.
SO, I gave it one more try. NOPE! The main character is pretty much a bitch and not in a good way, and her sister is just annoyting
It was not well written, not engaging, and I can't believe I finished it. I think 2 stars is highly generous. Sorry Chris Cavender....
2nd book in series : I liked this better than the first one eve. Great story, kept on track, characters are likable and fun.
This books was delicious. I went out ad borrowed the third book "Pizza to Die For" It was an easy, fun read.
Second in a cozy mystery series set in a small town in North Carolina. Two sisters run a pizza parlour and have
Enjoyed this book. I followed along with the main character, so I was surprised at the end as well. Just a nice, relaxing, fun story.
Eleanor, the pizza shop owner has a murder occur overnight at her store. She is determined to investigate the homicide on her own. An entertaining read in the series.
I really liked this. Book was written just right for my taste. Fast moving and kept you interested.
This was ok as far as mysteries go. The only problem I had with it was the main character. She drove me nuts with her negativity. She also has an attitude problem. I like that she's willing to stand up for the people she loves but she's constantly negative and bitchy (especially towards her potential love interest). I don't know if I'll continue reading this series.
I liked this one a little better than the first now that I've gotten used to the writing style and the face that it is a male writing as a female main character, but Eleanor is still rather unlikeable because she keeps mentioning her dead husband every other paragraph and she is a martyr when she rejects the advances of David. Also I did not like how repetitive it was when the killer revealed themselves by tricking her in to helping them escape the assumed murderer, just like in the first story....more
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