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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
The beginning of the book annoyed me, however I ultimately enjoyed the mystery. I had to laugh when one of the b&b guests said she wanted to hit Daphne for her over the top Southern plesantries. Daphne annoys the heck out of me with her y’all and fiddle dee dee but I really like Eva and Pep. I plan to continue the series.
Cold Pressed Murder is the second installment in Kelly Lane's Olive Grove Mystery series. I enjoyed this one as much as the first and I am looking forward to more to come. The author has done a wonderful job of creating a charming southern setting and has filled it with characters that are entertaining, larger than life and a bit over the top. Each one of the Knox sister is so different from the others, but I love their sibling relationship. It feels authentic and if you have sisters I think you might see a bit or your own relationship between them. Poor Eva, once again she has the unfortunate luck of stumbling over a dead body. Now it is up to her to prove Daphne is innocent and help restore the damage to their family name and the plantation.
I thought the mystery was well done. It is nicely paced and unfolds over the course of the story. The author had done a terrific job of providing a lot to keep the reader guessing. There are plenty of suspects with surprising motives. Throw in twists, turns and a jealous arch nemesis of Eva's and the reader will be delightfully turning pages trying to find out the identity of the culprit. I was surprised by who killed the Chef but when all the puzzle pieces finally fell into place the ending left me satisfied.
I enjoy this series about the Knox sisters and their charming Georgia town filled with big, over the top characters. I am looking forward to more to come from this author.
I thought the mystery was well done. It is nicely paced and unfolds over the course of the story. The author had done a terrific job of providing a lot to keep the reader guessing. There are plenty of suspects with surprising motives. Throw in twists, turns and a jealous arch nemesis of Eva's and the reader will be delightfully turning pages trying to find out the identity of the culprit. I was surprised by who killed the Chef but when all the puzzle pieces finally fell into place the ending left me satisfied.
I enjoy this series about the Knox sisters and their charming Georgia town filled with big, over the top characters. I am looking forward to more to come from this author.
Eva Knox and her two quirky sisters, Daphne and Pepper-Leigh, are back in this second installment about the amateur sleuth who aborted a wedding for the second time and came back to her dad's olive orchard in South Georgia.
It's a big weekend for Eva and her family. They are part of a local festival that raises money for charity. Her family has brought in some celebrity chefs to entertain the audience and cook recipes that feature olive oil. It’s a hot weekend, and all of the chefs from a reality TV show have frictions and secrets of their own. So hot is it that a corpulent peach farmer has a heart attack and dies, falling on top of Eva in the process.
Later, when one of the chefs is found murdered in a refrigerator truck, things get difficult for Eva because she has to figure out how to clear her older sister's name. It appears that aristocratic Daphne is the last person to have seen the chef alive and perhaps to benefit from his sexual services. Nevertheless, he’s a player hard core, so Daphne is far from the only suspect.
This was good enough that I’ll probably read the third book just to tie up some loose ends. I guess because I lack sophistication in the humor department, most of the attempts at humor writing here just came across as a bit farcical and bordering on the ridiculous. However, I’m sure that’s my deficit, not the author’s. That said, a lot of this just seemed over the top and exaggerated somehow. Eva learns a secret that her sisters have harbored for years, and I’m not sure why she needed to make such a massive deal of that new-found knowledge. I’ll try that third book in a few weeks.
It's a big weekend for Eva and her family. They are part of a local festival that raises money for charity. Her family has brought in some celebrity chefs to entertain the audience and cook recipes that feature olive oil. It’s a hot weekend, and all of the chefs from a reality TV show have frictions and secrets of their own. So hot is it that a corpulent peach farmer has a heart attack and dies, falling on top of Eva in the process.
Later, when one of the chefs is found murdered in a refrigerator truck, things get difficult for Eva because she has to figure out how to clear her older sister's name. It appears that aristocratic Daphne is the last person to have seen the chef alive and perhaps to benefit from his sexual services. Nevertheless, he’s a player hard core, so Daphne is far from the only suspect.
This was good enough that I’ll probably read the third book just to tie up some loose ends. I guess because I lack sophistication in the humor department, most of the attempts at humor writing here just came across as a bit farcical and bordering on the ridiculous. However, I’m sure that’s my deficit, not the author’s. That said, a lot of this just seemed over the top and exaggerated somehow. Eva learns a secret that her sisters have harbored for years, and I’m not sure why she needed to make such a massive deal of that new-found knowledge. I’ll try that third book in a few weeks.
DNF after 15 chapters... was not a fan of a lot of things that happened in this book. I loved book one.