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This is one of those books that has been recommended to me over and over again, and I finally got around to reading it! The Chief Inspector Gamache series is often referred to as a cozy mystery, but I found it to be a bit meatier than the cozies I’m used to. That’s not a bad thing. The case that brings Gamache and his team
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I liked returning to the White House kitchen to visit with Ollie and the other chefs, but I didn’t enjoy this story as much as the first one. I didn’t really care about the part of the mystery around the First Lady, because the stakes weren’t really very compelling. The part of the mystery around the death of the electrician was more interesting, but moved
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The star of this cozy mystery is Olivia (Ollie) Paras, a chef in the White House kitchen. She’s on her way back from lunch one day when she gets caught up in some Secret Service activity. A mysterious man is outrunning the service, yelling about needing to warn the President, until he runs into the back-end of the skillet Ollie is holding. At this point
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Again, not a lot here that’s different than the first book. There was a little extra treasure hunting spice here, and I think Lizzy & Diesel are growing closer. Still hate the monkey. I like this series for a quick, pleasant read, so I hope she continues the series. Other reviews: “A fabulous novel that you must try, even if it is only to see
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