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Title: Dark Tort (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 13)
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| Dark Tort (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 13) by Avon DART TORT #13 | | Now that I'm fully retired, I have decided to read more. My wife introduced me to Diane Mott Davidson's Culinary Detective, Goldy. I'm Hooked. In fact, Goldy should be a movie series. Hello - Hollywood & Hallmark. Now about Goldy discovers her young neighbor's body at the law firm where the girl worked. Even though she is shocked and grieving Goldy must still cater parties and events. You'll enjoy Goldy's mind process information while she cooking up a storm. P.S. Where ever I read about Goldy - I'm always hungry! | | Dark Tort (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 13) by Avon What a mess | In the first 15 pages this woman leaves her home without a coat, trips over a body hurling cooking ingrediencts everywhere (discribed by the author to ridiculous detail), finds she left her cell phone in her car, goes to her car for the phone to find she's dropped her keys with the body, breaks a window while pounding on it get attention........I've read other books by this author and "Goldy's" clumsiness was hard to stomach but why I bothered to keep reading this time, I don't know.
Even worse, I knew exactly who had done it and why less than a fifth of the way through the book.
That's when I tossed it into the bin for the used book store. I won't be wasting any more money on Ms. Davidson's work. | | Dark Tort (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 13) by Avon Not the best book in the series | I have been reading this series since "Catering to Nobody" and for the most part have found them enjoyable. However, it seems with the past few books, the author has either changed editors, or there is someone else possibly ghostwriting for Ms. Davidson. As other readers have said, there are some big continuity errors from previous books and the over use of exclamation points really did detract from the story. I also felt that the book was a little long for this type of mystery, meant to be more on the light/cozy side. Too much of the book was taken up with unnecesary characters and their subplots that did nothing to move the story/mystery forward.
I am also a little confused about Goldy's age. When I started reading "Catering to Noboby", Goldy was in her early thirties and Arch was about 11. Now, 14 books later, Arch is fifteen, but Goldy is still referring to herself as in her early thirties. Even if she was just 31 in the first book, and if 4 years have truly passed, as indicated by Arch, Goldy would be more in her mid-thirties, at 35 ot 36. If she is truly in her early thirties, then she must have had Arch at fifteen or sixteen. This is a pet peeve of mine in series - the main character never seems to age, even though all the other characters do.
I do plan on reading the next book in the series, but if some of these continuity errors and grammar problems are not corrected, I may be done with the series for good.
| | Dark Tort (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 13) by Avon book review | Love this series! Book arrived in excellent condition- am reading now & enjoying very much
J | | Dark Tort (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 13) by Avon Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson | | I am hooked on Goldy. Enjoyed this adventure with her immensely. Have started her next book in the series. | | Dark Tort (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 13) by Avon Product Description | Caterer Goldy Schulz's lucrative new gig, preparing breakfasts and conference room snacks for a local law firm, is time-consuming, but she's enjoying it . . . until the night she arrives to find Dusty, the firm's paralegal, dead. The deceased also happened to be Goldy's friend and neighbor, and now Dusty's grieving mother is begging Goldy to find out who murdered her daughter. Just because the police are on the case doesn't mean Goldy can't do a little snooping herself. While catering a party at the home of one of the firm's lawyers, she just happens to overhear an incriminating conversation. She also discovers a few tasty clues in the kitchen. Before long, Goldy finds herself knee-deep in suspects. But one of them is incredibly dangerous . . . and very liable to cook Goldy's goose. |
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