Book Reviews of The Chocolate Cat Caper (Chocoholic Mystery, No 1)

Great start to a cute little cozy series! I loved the references to my hometown Dallas, and thought the mystery was a good one. WIll definitely pick up the second in the series!

Despite my husbands laughter at the name of the book I found it highly enjoyable. It was a very quick read with engaging characters. I really like the lead (although the constant tripping over her tongue is annoying). I will be reading more of this series.

Great 1st story of series, will read the rest of her books. Good cozy, and characters are fun. Good chocolate information.

After giving up her role as Texas trophy wife,Lee McKinney finds herself in a Michigan resort town, keeping the books for her Aunt Nettie's luxury chocolate business. But she soon discovers that her new life isn't all truffles and bonbons.
Clementine Ripley, the defense attorney everyone loves to hate, is throwing a party that calls for several thousand dollars' worht of custom chocolates--some made in the image of her champion cat. Lee jumps at the job, but sweet success takes a bitter turn when some \one adds an extra ingredient--cyanide--to one of their delicious chocolates and it finds its way into Ms. Ripley' mouth. Now it's up to Lee to figure out who tampered with the candy before she and her aunt end up behind not-so-chocolate bars.
Very Good story!!!

Cute beginning to the Chocoholic mystery series by JoAnna Carl.

Fun story about a young woman living with her aunt and helping with her chocolate store. They somehow get involved in a murder and help solve the mystery together with the police.

First book in the series. I enjoyed it immensely, just the kind of cozy mystery I love. Looking forward to completing the series!

First in the Chocoholic Mystery series. Good "cozy" read, simple characters with some interesting quirks. I plan on reading more in this series.

Tons of fun! Great read!

First in a series. Had cute chocolate facts throughout

Great book.

Fairly light mystery, fun to read. The main character is studying to be a CPA, which gave me hope (as a CPA) to see some inside stuff in the book. False hope. She could just as easily be studying to be an optometrist or bull rider, for all the inside stuff that we see. She also has a distressing (to her) habit of saying the wrong word when she knows perfectly well what the right word is. Some of these are funny, but I had a hard time with it at first.

All in all, however, it's a good book and worth reading. I think I will order the second in the series.

By the way, the author's real name is Eve K. Sandstrom. She has written a number of books under that name, too.

Not one of my favorite cozies, but it grew on me.

Great little cozy mystery.

This author has a very comfortable voice. I knew "who done it" almost as soon as the first murder was done, but I didn't care. I still wanted to finish the book to see how she handled it, and I ordered two more in this series before I finished the first one. Excellent cozy. This one's a keeper.

Fun read with interesting tidbits of chocolate information.

First of these I have read and I enjoyed it

fun read

First in the Chocoholic Mysteries. Delectable descriptions of chocolate that had me running to the cabinets looking for some for myself! Good characterizations, decent plot. Looking forward to reading the rest in this series, but will make sure I have lots of chocolate on hand when I do!

This was my first book in this series. I really enjoyed it. Lee sounds like a cute gal, and her tongue-tying was funny. Good mystery. Loved reading about all the chocolates, though not a good idea to read this with Halloween candy around! LOL! Will definitely read the others in this series.

this is a great book i read it and loved it. it was also a bit scary and i would not recamend it to anybody under 11 years of age. the idea that someone was poisoned might scare/creep them out. I LOVE IT!!!!!

This book is perfect for the cozy mystery reader. Light with a touch of suspense and romance. A great read. You'll enjoy the whole series.

I did not enjoy this book. I am a kid and I thought this book looked cute, but it is really more grown up.

Very entertaining. I will read more of this series.

This "Cozy" murder mystery is the first I've read from this author and I was pleased. It's not an amazing book, but I thought it was a totally cute story. It also made me crave chocolate the entire time I was reading it. Had some interesting information regarding chocolate that I appreciated.

I enjoyed this light caper about a recently divorced woman who returns home to live with the aunt who raised her. The aunt makes very exclusive chocolate creations while her niece runs the business side of the enterprise. When her aunt's business is in danger of being destroyed because poison was injected into the confections, quick action and sleuthing are needed.

Really cute, I love women who are smart but get themselves into crazy stuff. Add a love interest and you have a really cute series.

Nice easy read! Enjoyed it very much!

Read this with chocolate! It's a mouth-watering mystery. I loved the mix of information on chocolate and the mystery. Never too much of one or the other. The author has some really great characters here.

A light and easy read. The chocolate twist was fun.

Cute, fast read. Great for vacation or summer reading.

Divorcee Lee McKinney is living with and working for her Aunt Nettie, owner of TenHuis Chocolade, in a small Michigan town as she re-groups her life. Lee delivers chocolates to high-power, disliked by many defense attorney Clementine Ripley for a fund raiser, including ones shaped like Ripley's champion cat. Some of the chocolates turn out to be lethally laced with cyanide, and Lee and Nettie become suspects in Ripley's death. But Ripley had other people in her life who may have wanted her dead and Lee is determined to find her killer. With a little help from Yonkers, the cat, she mixes all the right ingredients in this Chocolate Mystery!

This was my first book by Joanna Carl and I enjoyed it. A good cozy mystery that throws some red herrings in your path to figuring it all out.

A wonderful light cozy mystery which includes some chocolate trivia.

I liked this book. Veyr interesting plot line.

Pleasant book. Easy read. Fairly easy to figure out who the murderer was.

A delightful cozy mystery by JoAnna Carl.

A delightful cozy mystery by JoAnna Carl.

Clementine Ripley, the defense attourney everyone loves to hate, is throwing a party that calls for several thousand dollars' worth of Lee's Aunt's custom chocolates - some made in the image of her champion cat. Lee jumps at the job, but sweet success takes a bitter turn when someone adds an extra ingredient - cyanide- to one of their delicious chocolates and it finds its way into Ms. Ripley's mouth. NOw it is up to Lee to figure out who tampered with the family recipe before she and her aunt end up behind not-so-chocolate bars.

A nice escape, just keep some sweets with you!

Very good mystery. The lead character is female and very likable and she has a hunky love interest toward the end that makes things a little more interesting. I look forward to reading more of this author. Short and sweet.

Looking for a fresh start, divorcée Lee McKinney moves back to Michigan to work for her aunt's chocolate business-and finds that her new job offers plenty of murderous treats to chew on.

When a high-profile defense lawyer dies after eating a cat-shaped chocolate laced with cyanide, it's up to Lee to find out who tampered with the recipe-before she and her aunt end up behind not-so-chocolate bars.

Fun series, with chocolate trivia!

Very good, I love this series, can't wait to read the next one!

Fun and fluffy mystery set in a chocolate shop. It was a quick easy read and the first in a series.

1st in the chocoholic cozy mystery series. Quick, fun read. Includes yummy chocolate trivia.

Very cute book.

I just love this series and all the characters .

Good story. I like all the talk about chocolate. Her character development needs to improve. Not enough detail.

Great Read!!

1st book in this series. Chocolate making is the profession of Lee and her Aunt Nettie. Murder is not, but Lee is able to track down the killer and renews a friendship with Joe Woodyard in the process. Lots of chocolate facts and descriptions! Yum! Recommended.

The first book in the "Chocoholic Mystery" (cozy) series.

After giving up her life as a Texas trophy wife, Lee finds herself in a Michigan resort town with aunt Nettie's luxury chocolate business. Clementine Ripley, the defense attorney everyone loves to hate is throwing an expensive party. Yummy chocolate trivia.

Chocolate maker solves crime

First in a series, I will read the rest.

This was cute, a very charming read. Nothing heavy something nice to read by the fire.

Giving up her career as a trophy wife, Lee goes to work keeping the books for her aunt's chocolate business and must find out who tampered with the family recipe and added cyanide to the formula before her aunt winds up in jail

BEING A CAT LOVER, I ESPECIALLY LOVED THE CAT CHARACTERS IN THIS BOOK. A MUST READ FOR CAT & MYSTERY LOVERS!

A very cozy-homey mystery.. if you love cozies w/downhome flavor ,, you will love this book

I thought it was different. The sleuth in the book does the books for her aunts chocolate business.and finds it is not all fun

1 in series

A mystery about chocolate, what more could a woman want.

culinary mystery

LOVE this series!

This is a nice quick read. Enjoyable

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