Not my favourite of the series, but not bad. It had fewer mini-plots running concurrently, in fact, there was only one, and I missed them. Kelly is really good at those multiple mini-plots and they keep the story moving and lively. Without them, this one dragged a bit.

Tara is undercover here, working directly for the mobster's wife in her restaurant and the scenes with the wife were probably the best in the book. I liked the dynamic between her and Tara. Unfortunately, the rest of the storyline failed to catch my complete interest. Tara didn't do much in the way of investigating at all and that's some of my favourite parts of past stories.

It was still a solid read and hopefully in the next book the author will have Tara back to juggling her usual caseload. ( )

Fun, light on the mystery. ( )

I have read a few other books in this series. They are fun, quick reads. Fans of cozy mystery books will like this series. There is none of the blood and guts like a suspense/thriller book. Tara is always fun for laughs. Her and her relationship with Nick is a good one as well. They are kind of like Lucy and Ricky. They are great together and they keep things entertaining.

Although I enjoy reading these books, I found this one just middle of the road. There was nothing too intriguing about the characters to really suck me into the story. Which speaking of characters, the mob in this story were scary but not that scary. Although the descriptions of the food had my mouth watering. While this book was not in my top five in this series, I still enjoy reading these books that guarantee a good time. ( )