A Deadly Grind (Vintage Kitchen Mystery, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jul 08, 2017 Chaitra rated it did not like it

Shelves: mystery, cozy-mystery, first-of-a-series, amateur-sleuth, too-stupid-to-live

It's been a while since I've encountered an unbelievably stupid cozy heroine. Well, Jaymie Leighton is it. I don't think any other cozy mystery heroine comes across an object worth millions, the same object being responsible for a death, and then decides to take it to the police, but decides midway that she finds the detective too sexy and it's better to garden instead. (With detailed description of her trip to the garden center, the kind of flowers she buys and the tools she'd need to plant the ...more

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Oct 06, 2024 ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ rated it really liked it

Shelves: cozy-mystery

Jaymie is an old soul and loves cooking and having vintage things. She goes to an auction and while there she makes a purchase that has others wanting it as well. Things become a mess and murder of course becomes an issue as well as her involvement . It was entertaining and I will continue this series because all the other characters are fun as well.

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Feb 01, 2014 Anastasia rated it really liked it

Shelves: cozy-mysteries-bingo-challenge

A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton is the first book in A Vintage Kitchen Mystery series. Cookbook author and vintage cookware collector Jaymie Leighton buys an antique Hoosier kitchen cabinet at an estate auction only to find it burgled and the burglar dead next to it the next morning. Others are after her precious cabinet and Jaymie finds herself in the middle of the investigation.I enjoyed learning about some of the old style recipes and kitchen accessories from the past. Information about t ...more

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