When a prof of Hope’s turns up murdered the same night that Hope gave him a ride home from the restaurant, the cops see her as a person of interest. But it’s clear to Angie that Hope herself is in danger from the real murderer. It boils down to “Who Do You Trust?” and clearly, that’s what Angie must discover. She is searching for clues, quietly interviewing those closest to the deceased as well as a strange man who showed up recently. Still running the restaurant, she is also trying to find time to be with Ian, her boyfriend, whose pseudo-parents, really his aunt and uncle, want to have a special dinner with them. Since the uncle is the sheriff, Angie wants to make a good impression, especially since the sheriff is normally irritated at Angie’s interference with his cases. It’s a good mystery, made even better with the interaction between the well-written characters, and the wonderful narration of Susan Boyce in the audio version. ( )

The third installment in the "Farm to Fork" series, and I love how Angie's character and world are developing. (While these books work well enough on their own, this is a series I would recommend reading from the beginning to get the full flavor of the characters and their stories.)

The strength in all of author Cahoon's cozy series are her characters (including Precious, and Dom the Saint Bernard). Each story reveals a little more about both Angie and the characters in her life, and this was no different. Angie's sweet employee Hope is looking like a suspect in the murder of a local culinary arts professor while her boyfriend Ian disappears to England without so much as an explanation. Of course, Angie needs to poke around a bit, and the Sheriff is not happy with her.

This one left me scratching my head at times as Angie makes a decision that could well hamper the investigation in a big way, Ian's disappearance without any word to Angie feels out of character, and the murder was wrapped up too quickly for my liking. However, it was an easy, entertaining read that did tie up neatly in the end, and the best bit was the growth in all the characters.

I'm a huge fan of all of Cahoon's cozy mysteries series and I will be looking forward to the next book in the Farm to Fork series!

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review. ( )

Angie Turner lives on a small farm with Mabel (a hen), Precious (a goat) and Dom her St. Bernard puppy who is growing fast. She also is part owner/chef at restaurant The County Seat with her best friend, Felicia. Angie loves to cook and Felicia loves to talk so Angie handles the kitchen and Felicia takes care of the customers. Felicia is dating a man who runs a homeless shelter/soup kitchen, so the staff at the County Seat volunteer to cook one evening. Along with the staff of Estebe (asst. chef), Hope (dishwasher), and Ian, Angie's boyfriend, Professor Daniel Monet, one of Hope's instructor's at the local college joins in at the shelter. Afterward, Hope offers a ride to the Professor and that's how trouble starts. The Professor is found dead the following day and Hope is a suspect. Angie and the rest of Hope's "family" from the County Seat set out to find out what happened and clear Hope.

I really didn't like this story that much. It seem a little to pat that there were connections of this new professor with Angie's boyfriend and unusual how the people were all supposed to be connected.

Love the background and the regular characters. ( )

One Potato, Two Potato, Dead is light, relaxing story with a smidgen of mystery tossed in. If you have not read the previous A Farm-to-Fork Mystery novels, you will not be lost. The author provides the necessary information for new readers. Angie Turner is not herself in this story. She is moody, short-tempered and negative (it is off-putting). Angie has her farm with Mabel (the hen), Precious (the goat) and Dom (St. Bernard). I am particularly fond of Dom (though I could do without the endless walks Angie and Dom take). She co-owns The county Seat with her best friend, Felicia. While Angie is a whiz in the kitchen, she leaves the front of the house to Felicia. There are a variety of characters that include Estebe Blackstone (chef at the restaurant), Hope (dishwasher, college student training to be a chef), Bar Travis (owner/bartender of the Red Eye), Ian McNeal (the boyfriend) and Sheriff Allen Brown (who loves Angie’s baked goods). Felicia is dating Taylor Simpson who runs the local homeless mission and Angie wants to check him out to see if he is suitable for her friend. I will say that Taylor is dedicated to the mission. Hope is infatuated with Professor Daniel Monet, a visiting professor and chef from Canada. When Daniel turns up dead the morning after Hope gives him a ride home, she is at the top of Sheriff Brown’s suspect list. It does not help that her fingerprints are on a wine glass near the body. There is little investigation into the murder. When Angie tries to give Sheriff Brown information, he tells her to keep her nose out of the investigation (which she cannot do). It is not apparent that the sheriff is investigating (it is not mentioned). There needed to be proactive investigating by Angie and Sheriff Brown. Angie feels Hope is young, innocent and naïve and wants to protect her. There is a lack of suspects, and, when the killer is finally introduced, it is obvious that this person is the guilty party. Most of the novel comprises Angie doing day-to-day activities like feeding her animals (twice a day), walking Dom, cooking, working on her cookbook, chatting with friends, eating, driving, working at the restaurant, getting ready for the day, and wondering why Ian took off without talking to her (he left for England the day after the murder). There were a couple of mentions that Angie’s neighbors are out of town. I kept expecting that to play into the story (like the killer using their house as a hideout), but it never did (then why was it mentioned more than once). The books pacing is mild (it lacked action). This is not my favorite book by Lynn Cahoon. It needed more substance.

Angie Turner is settling into her "quiet" country existence outside of Boise. I say that tongue in cheek as there have been far more murders happening, the investigations in which she has somehow been involved, in this small Idaho town just since she settled here. Regardless, she plows forward with her friend and partner, Felicia with their "Farm to Fork" concept restaurant. They imagine creative dishes and special offerings for their clientele.

In support of Felicia's mission-driven boyfriend, Taylor, the whole restaurant kitchen crew rolls up their sleeves and helps out serving dinner at the local homeless mission. As young kitchen crew member Hope Anderson, is telling Angie about this cool new Canadian professor she has, Daniel Monet, (and with whom she's apparently quite smitten), said professor walks through the door to help serve the dinner. As it appears, Angie's boyfriend Ian is also somewhat acquainted with the professor but neither Ian nor Daniel really lets on about all that. Daniel is apparently not really Daniel. When all is said and done, professor Monet needs a ride home which smitten Hope is happy to provide. Sure enough, the next day, it's discovered that the professor won't be teaching any more culinary classes and Hope may well have been the last person to see him alive. So begins the mystery.

Surprisingly, there is little official investigating done (at least to the reader's knowledge). It is mostly done by Angie who keeps referring her findings to Sheriff Allen Brown (Ian's surrogate uncle). Sheriff Brown is tough to read and keeps telling Angie to keep her nose out of police business if she can help it. That is apparently harder for Angie than one might think. She's particularly protective of young Hope and wants to clear Hope's name, post haste.

Although this book is the third installment in author Lynn Cahoon's Farm to Fork mystery series, there is enough descriptive detail regarding the characters to allow the story to stand alone. Sure, it could be interesting to read how the characters got to this point but the story stands well enough on its own.

This was the perfect cozy mystery to cleanse the palate after a couple of emotionally tough reads I had gotten through. If you're looking for a light, relaxing read with a touch of mystery, then this may well be the perfect book for you.

I am grateful to Kensington Publishing Corps and Goodreads First Reads for having provided a copy of this ebook. Their generosity, however, has not influenced this review - the words of which are mine alone. ( )