Drop Dead Delicious
2 ratings since posting on Sunday, October 4, 2009|
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DROP DEAD DELICIOUS BY JILL BROCK Odessa Wilkes and her best friend, Maggie Swift, are back in another hilarious mystery. Odessa has recovered from her anxiety attacks and started a new life. Comfortably baking desserts at her family’s restaurant, The Blue Moon, and settled into her new romantic relationship, all seems well and calm. Then Odessa’s embezzling ex-boss from Eastman & Kendrick, Burke Peterson, comes back. Did he make some kind of deal? Why is Burke back in town? Is Odessa going to kill him like she always planned? Much to everyone’s surprise, Odessa has the opposite reaction. She greets Burke Peterson with a huge warm hug. Maggie is confused. Lee goes into crazy boyfriend mode and shows a jealous streak. Candace just wants everyone to stop making a scene in front of the customers. Burke soon obliges the crowd and makes an exit, leaving behind his wallet. Its not long before Maggie & Odessa try to find out why Burke has returned and if he’s really guilty of embezzlement. Meanwhile, Odessa has entered a Bake Off contest. She needs to determine the best recipe ever in order to win. If only her Aunt left behind the recipes to her delicious cakes like she left behind handmade quilts. This book is filled with comedic adventures of the amateur detectives. Author Jill Brock’s sequel is a fast, great weekend read. The plot has multiple storylines, but very easy to keep up with. The characters are just as memorable and hilarious as when we first met them in PENNYWISE. I look forward to more adventures with Maggie & Odessa. November 30, 2009 ♠ L Marie ♥ - L. Marie , posted 12/15/09 |
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Cake maker/dessert chef Odessa Wilkes is infuriated when Burke Peterson, her former boss at Manhattan advertising agency Eastman/Hendrick, returns to New York City after embezzling charges against him are dropped. Odessa lost her job due to her business relationship with him and is still carrying a grudge. When the head of Eastman/Kendrick is found murdered, fingers point to Burke as the killer. Burke maintains his innocence and enlists the help of Odessa and her friend Maggie, a mother and private investigator in training. Odessa must juggle a jealous boyfriend, a former boyfriend, a menacing sister, two FBI agents, a bake-off and more in her attempt at vindicating Burke. Jill Brock's "Drop Dead Delicious" is a fun who-done-it. Odessa and Maggie are colorful and engaging characters with a lot of chutzpah. I especially enjoyed their escapades in Las Vegas. I would recommend this to anyone who loves a humorous mystery. However, the book would benefit from a round of copy editing. - Darcy , posted 10/04/09 |
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