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Chargement... A Fatal Feast (Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery, #6)par Kathleen Bridge
Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  mintlovesbooks | Feb 24, 2022 |   I really wasn't sure which obnoxious character was going to become a corpse as there were several choice prospects. Turns out that it was the overdrinking sous chef that no female wanted around. Meg is 33 and has worn hearing aids since her childhood in Detroit. Now living in the Hamptons and surrounded by good friends, she provides interior decor items as her business and has the contracts for a fancy food venue, an unusual retreat, and the sets of a television series. Good sleuthing, great characters, and lots of irony. Excellent read! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Beyond the Page Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you! (  ) jetangen4571 | Sep 18, 2021 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Tensions are high on the eve of the grand opening of Prive, an exclusive gourmet dining club that interior designer Meg Barrett played a large part in decorating. With just the well-heeled owners, the kitchen staff, and Meg gathered for the pre-opening feast, it seems that everyone in the small group is airing their grievances, with their most venomous attacks directed at the notorious sous chef. But it still comes as a shock when the young woman is found dead the following morning, and Meg knows she'll have to go into sleuthing mode to discover who had murder slated for the main course. The most obvious suspect is the bitter winery owner next door, who'd been forced to sell her family's French farmhouse to the owners of the dining club. But rumors are swirling of an affair between the victim and one of the owners, and clues begin to surface suggesting that the young woman was holding something over the owners' heads. With the Hamptons elite closing ranks, Meg begins to think she may be out of her depth-and next on the killer's list-because money can make for a powerful motive, and there are some secrets a person will kill to protect . . . Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The plot was my favourite part of this book. The dynamics and relationships of the restaurant world are well integrated into the mystery - or the gourmet dinner club world, as some characters in this book might prefer to call it.
I'm someone who highly values the mystery component of a cozy mystery and this one didn't disappoint. I thought it was a clearly-written and gripping mystery. Lots of scandal and intrigue!
I also enjoyed reading more about Meg's interior design business and her affinity for vintage furniture. The setting of this book was especially vivid. It was as if Bridge transported me to the Hamptons.
Many of the characters have fun and juicy backstories that contribute to the novel's many twists and turns. However, I found the dialogue to be somewhat unnatural. This was especially true when the characters were introducing facts about their backgrounds or other characters.
Sometimes, I felt that the characters were only discussing certain topics or speaking about certain things because Bridge wanted to introduce something into the story. This sometimes took me out of the immersion of the book. Unfortunately, it also negatively impacted character development; at times, I found some characters to fall somewhat flat.
This is a fun cozy mystery that food and vintage furniture lovers will enjoy. However, readers who are more interested in a character-driven mystery may not be as satisfied.
Thank you to NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for providing me with an ARC. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
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