Chopping Spree (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 11) - Softcover

Davidson, Diane Mott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553578359 ISBN 13: 9780553578355

Publisher: Bantam, 2003

Synopsis

Her inventive recipe for mixing first-class suspense and five-star fare has made Diane Mott Davidson a favorite of mystery lovers and a mainstay on major bestseller lists across the country. Now she has prepared another irresistibly tempting tale spiced with mystery and mayhem. . . .  

For Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, business isn’t just booming--it’s skyrocketing. Her friend Marla is constantly warning her, “Success can kill you.” But Goldy doesn’t take the warning literally until her next booking: a cocktail party for the Westside Mall’s Elite Shoppers Club.

While setting up, Goldy is nearly run down by a truck with no intention of stopping. Then she finds an old friend in a pile of sale shoes--stabbed with one of Goldy’s new knives. Goldy must catch the real killer between whipping up Sweethearts’ Swedish Meatballs, Quiche Me Quick, and Diamond Lovers’ Hot Crab Dip. Why was the victim carrying a powerful narcotic? Who hired a private investigator shortly before the murder? Goldy’s gourmet instincts tell her the final course in this case will be a real killer.

Praise for Chopping Spree

“Today’s foremost practitioner of the culinary whodunit.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Chef Goldy Schulz’s life is a medley of murder, mayhem, and melted chocolate.”—New York Post

“The suspense factor rises higher than a champagne soufflé. Warning: With Goldy sharing her recipes . . . you may want to pull your reading chair up next to the oven.”—People

“A cross between Mary Higgins Clark and Betty Crocker!”—The Sun, Baltimore

“You don’t have to be a cook or a mystery fan to love Diane Mott Davidson’s books. But if you’re either—or both—her tempting recipes and elaborate plots add up to a literary feast!”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Review:

When Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz is hired by her old friend Barry Dean to provide a lavish buffet for the opening of his chic new Aspen Meadows mall, the last thing she expects to stumble over is Barry himself, stabbed to death with one of her very own carving knives. When the police arrest her assistant, Julian, for the murder, Goldy launches her own over-caffeinated investigation. There's enough espresso in this culinary cozy to keep the reader wide awake while Davidson's irrepressible heroine sets up the suspects, solves the mystery, sends up a Shopaholics Anonymous meeting, and dishes up 10 recipes for fabulous party food, including the Chopping Spree salad of the title. The plot's somewhat creaky and there's hardly any dramatic tension, but fans of this popular series won't mind a bit. --Jane Adams

From the Back Cover:

“Today’s foremost practitioner of the culinary whodunit.”
--Entertainment Weekly

“Chef Goldy Schulz’s life is a medley of murder, mayhem, and melted chocolate.”
--New York Post

“The suspense factor rises higher than a champagne soufflé. Warning: With Goldy sharing her recipes...you may want to pull your reading chair up next to the oven.”
--People

“A cross between Mary Higgins Clark and Betty Crocker!”
--The Sun, Baltimore

“You don’t have to be a cook or a mystery fan to love Diane Mott Davidson’s books. But if you’re either--or both--her tempting recipes and elaborate plots add up to a literary feast!”
--The San Diego Union-Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0553578359
• ISBN 13: 9780553578355
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 368