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Goldy is a smart caterer who happens to solve crimes She's a woman who is stressed about money, raising her son, and life in general, but still manages to be funny! Diane Mott Davidson makes Goldy's off-beat life believable and truly entertaining.
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Good light mystery, but you're still guessing at the end.
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This is one of Diane Mott Davidson's books in the series starring Goldy Schulz...a caterer whose catering vans brags "Where everything is just right". Goldy gets an offer to host a cooking show for PBS. However, the broadcast is riddled with culinary catastrophes, including an accident that claims someone's life! Goldy is a caterer cum detective and often enlists the help of her best friend Margo and her husband Tom (who is actually a detective). Add this to all the wonderful recipes scattered throughout the text and you have a recipe for a yummy read!
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Story was great as usual, but I have to say I was a bit disappointed in the recipes. I thought because of the title that there would be mostly "cookie" recipes...wrong! But still had some great recipes included!!
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The 9th Goldy Bear culinary mystery. I enjoyed this one as much as any of them ... I think the author is getting better & better with each book. The mystery in this is well-developed & multi-layered ... making for a good whodunit!
Very suspensful read
perfect mystery for buffs - today's practitioner of the culinary whodunit.
this is a cute murder mystery, and the recipes are great too!
always a good mystery. A 'cozy', except they seed some personal danger into the story.
A real fun read..A who did it with recipes!!!
Goldie is doing a cooking show for PBS TV while her kitchen is being updated. The murder she gets involved in involves an old boyfriend, close friends and threatens to close down her catering business for good! Don't miss the recipes!
A great recipe for crab cakes and a murder mystery
Another fun Goldy Shultz read.
Quick and fun!
Goldie is good!
Cute book - I like the little recipes throughout, and it's a quick but entertaining read.
Good detective type books with receipies included.
Funny and fun.
Funny and fun.
This is a great "who dunnit" book and hidden in the pages are wonderful recipes!
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Fans of Diane Mott Davidson's Goldy Schulz, the gourmet gumshoe of Aspen Meadow, Colorado, love her modus operandi: "Treat every puzzle with questions and chocolate." In Tough Cookie, Davidson's ninth culinary mystery, Goldy is waiting to reopen her catering business, which has been shut down by the health department for lack of adequate drains. She's got a PBS cooking gig for a few weeks, and is trying to build a reputation as a personal chef, but she's desperate for a little extra Christmas cash, so she agrees to sell a pair of vintage skis to Doug Portman, a local art critic and former sort-of-romantic interest.
When Portman's killed in a skiing accident at Killdeer Resort with Goldy nearby, the police treat her with suspicion. It turns out that Portman was the easily persuaded head of the Parole Board, and Goldy's ex-husband (a.k.a. The Jerk, who was imprisoned for domestic violence) is coming up for parole. But when Goldy herself narrowly escapes a chilly death after her van is forced off a snowy highway, she starts looking for connections and steps into a minefield of unsolved murders, including the three-year-old avalanche death of her friend Nate Bullock. There're a multitude of suspicious characters lurking around Killdeer: Barton Reed, a crazy ex-con who sent Portman a letter loaded with poison; Arthur Wakefield, whose wealthy mother was also killed in a skiing accident at Killdeer; Jack Gilkey, a handsome young chef who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Wakefield's mother (and released by Portman); Boots Faraday, a local artist; and even Rorry Bullock, Nate's angry widow. As usual, Goldy manages to solve the murders (with the help of Chocolate Coma Cookies), save her own skin (just!), skewer a few local snobs in passing, and revive her catering business. Lots of fun, and recipes too.
Fans of Diane Mott Davidson's Goldy Schulz, the gourmet gumshoe of Aspen Meadow, Colorado, love her modus operandi: "Treat every puzzle with questions and chocolate." In Tough Cookie, Davidson's ninth culinary mystery, Goldy is waiting to reopen her catering business, which has been shut down by the health department for lack of adequate drains. She's got a PBS cooking gig for a few weeks, and is trying to build a reputation as a personal chef, but she's desperate for a little extra Christmas cash, so she agrees to sell a pair of vintage skis to Doug Portman, a local art critic and former sort-of-romantic interest.
When Portman's killed in a skiing accident at Killdeer Resort with Goldy nearby, the police treat her with suspicion. It turns out that Portman was the easily persuaded head of the Parole Board, and Goldy's ex-husband (a.k.a. The Jerk, who was imprisoned for domestic violence) is coming up for parole. But when Goldy herself narrowly escapes a chilly death after her van is forced off a snowy highway, she starts looking for connections and steps into a minefield of unsolved murders, including the three-year-old avalanche death of her friend Nate Bullock. There're a multitude of suspicious characters lurking around Killdeer: Barton Reed, a crazy ex-con who sent Portman a letter loaded with poison; Arthur Wakefield, whose wealthy mother was also killed in a skiing accident at Killdeer; Jack Gilkey, a handsome young chef who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Wakefield's mother (and released by Portman); Boots Faraday, a local artist; and even Rorry Bullock, Nate's angry widow. As usual, Goldy manages to solve the murders (with the help of Chocolate Coma Cookies), save her own skin (just!), skewer a few local snobs in passing, and revive her catering business. Lots of fun, and recipes too.
Diane Mott Davidson is a great cozy writer. The recipes are yummy, too!!!
One of the best cooking mystery book series around.
Another very good Goldy mystery.
Good series
Fun, cozy mystery in a great series!
Another fun "Goldy" mystery.
Enjoyed the story
From Publishers Weekly: "Chef/amateur sleuth Goldy Schulz returns for a ninth outing in Davidson's popular culinary mystery series. Goldy's home-based catering business in the Colorado high country is temporarily suspended by drain problems, so she accepts a stint on a PBS cooking show before the Christmas holidays. After a meeting with Goldy, Doug Portman, her wealthy ex-boyfriend, is found dead on a back country ski run, with thousands of dollars flying from his pockets. Goldy discovers that an old acquaintance, Nate Bullock, had also been discovered there after an avalanche in almost the same spot three years earlier, and she herself is a victim of misadventure when her van is nudged over a cliff. Determined to find the killer lurking on the ski slopes, Goldy unearths motives aplenty, possibly among her culinary friends in a mountain restaurant. Davidson's creative recipes, scattered liberally throughout the narrative, add flavor to this spirited tale, which follows Goldy from one life-threatening escapade to the next. The characters are sometimes too good to be true (such as Goldy's husband, who's a county sheriff), but others have a refreshing edge, like pink-haired coffee-shop owner Cinda Caldwell. The ending is cookie-cutter predictable, but overall this is hearty fare for those who like their murder with a bit of nosh on the side." Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Another delightful Goldy Schulz mystery.
I'm a picky, picky reader and never post a book I didn't like!
Not only a great mystery; but recipes also!
I enjoyed this book. Loved the descriptions og the ski slopes and winter.
I love my cookies, including the recipes included in this murder/mystery.
When caterer Goldy Schulz is offered a temporary stint hosting a cooking show for PBS, she jumps at the chance. After all, she could use the money - not mention the great exposure. Plus taping the shows at Colorado's posh Killdeer Ski Resort will be fun. A little cooking, a little chitcat. What could go wrong??
This is the 9th book in the series.
Great series. Good sounding recipes and nice storyline.
Another Goldy mystery. This time at a ski resort. 8th book in the series. Great read
Great recipes,fun read!
Signed by the Author! When caterer Goldy Sculz is offered a temporary stint hosting a cooking show for PBS, she jumps at the chance. After all, she could use the money---not to mention the great exposure. Plus taping the shows at Colorado's posh Killdeer Ski Resort will be fun. A little cooking, a little chitchat. What could go wrong? The answer: Everything!
I enjoyed the book.
