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Goldy Culinary Mysteries Series, Book 8
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Caterer-turned sleuth Goldy Schulz has an unbelievably chaotic life, but she is uncommonly determined. Even a ruined kitchen and a cutthroat competitor can't stop her from solving grisly murder cases or dishing up a tantalizing stream of appetizers, entrees and desserts.
When the general contractor who botched Goldy's kitchen remodelling job turns up dead, and a publicity-hungry DA tries to pin it on Goldy's dear friend, the ingredients don't add up. It is up to Goldy to uncover the perfect recipe for murder.
Davidson is the New York Times best-selling author of The Grilling Season. With Barbara Rosenblat's zesty narration, this tasty catering mystery becomes a veritable literary feast.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781464037481
- File size: 311148 KB
- Duration: 10:48:13
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- English
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August 31, 1998
In the markedly lighthearted eighth outing (after The Grilling Season, 1997), Aspen Meadows, Colo., caterer Goldy Schulz is ousted from her kitchen. Bilked, like many other residents, by local contractor Gerald Eliot, her workplace in a shambles, she agrees to help her old teacher, Chef Andre, as he caters a Christmas catalogue fashion shoot. On the way home from the acrimonious set, she stops by to visit her friend Cameron Burr, whose house has also been ravaged by Eliot. Searching for a coffee pot, she discovers Eliot's dead body. At the scene, the police find one of four cookbooks that had been stolen from the museum where Eliot was a part-time guard. Goldy's husband, Tom (a cop), has a confrontation with his rude and politically ambitious boss and is suspended from the force while charges of insubordination are investigated. Compounding Goldy's problems is an aggressive new local caterer who seems bent on stealing Goldy's clients. When Andre is killed, Goldy slips into her super-detective mode to find out who murdered two such disparate victims and why the antique cookbooks were stolen. Despite the accumulation of bad news, Goldy retains her optimism. Davidson laces her frothy tale with 11 calories-be-damned recipes likely to keep readers satisfied on the gustatory front as well as the narrative one. Simultaneous BDD audio; author tour. -
Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz once again finds herself involved in a murder investigation: She discovers her ex-contractor (who tore up her kitchen and then abandoned the project) murdered at the house of a friend. As usual, Mott blends murder investigations with accounts of the preparation of tempting dishes. Cherry Jones's narration is forthright and strong.The warmth of Goldy's affection for her family and friends, as voiced by Jones, sets the tone and makes this a comforting outing into amateur sleuthding. A recipe booklet accompanies the tapes. M.A.M. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine -
Goldy Schulz takes on a rival caterer, solves a historical mystery, and finds a murder--all in the course of catering to a group of models. Rosenblat's interpretation of Goldy gives the character so much dimension that she seems wholly alive. Rosenblat's performance carries through with the others in the cast also, providing realistic, natural interactions and appropriate emotional responses. Adept at the French accent of Andre, Rosenblat nimbly switches to young American male speech for Goldy's son, Arch, and just as adeptly flows into the German accent of the rabbi. Rosenblat's talent, style and interpretations guarantee listening pleasure. P.A.J. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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