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A review by paigesonpages
Murder on the Menu by Fiona Leitch
4.0
Cozy Mysteries and Cooking seem to always find one another, and Murder on the Menu: A Nosey Parker Mystery Novel is no exception. In fact, on Goodreads you will find over thirty other books with this title, describing unexpected murders that take place near a huge feast.
This one is no exception. In the first installment of Fiona Leitch’s new series, Jodie “Nosey” Parker has made her way back to her small, Cornish hometown after a nasty divorce a major career change from police officer to caterer. Fortunately for the reader, once the bride has gone missing at her first event, and an uninvited guest is found dead at the scene, Jodie can’t help but find herself wanting to investigate. If only there wasn’t a handsome new officer in town trying to stop her and her other nosey pals from trying to reveal the murderer.
This cozy mystery keeps its readers guessing the entire time! There are more twists and turns in this book than roads in the English Countryside. While reading through the mystery, there is also a fun start to a love triangle.
However, it is very obvious at points that this is very much Book #1, and subplots will not be resolved any time soon. Though there is a satisfying end to the mystery, everything else is left open for a second and third novel. While it’s important to leave those reading wanting to come back, it almost felt like heading back to the complete beginning of the story.
Although I enjoyed the beginning of Jodie Parker’s story, I haven’t decided if I’m hungry for more. Perhaps I just need to let this meal settle before deciding.
Thank you to NetGalley US and the publisher for providing me with an ARC copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This review is rounded up, from a 3.5.
This one is no exception. In the first installment of Fiona Leitch’s new series, Jodie “Nosey” Parker has made her way back to her small, Cornish hometown after a nasty divorce a major career change from police officer to caterer. Fortunately for the reader, once the bride has gone missing at her first event, and an uninvited guest is found dead at the scene, Jodie can’t help but find herself wanting to investigate. If only there wasn’t a handsome new officer in town trying to stop her and her other nosey pals from trying to reveal the murderer.
This cozy mystery keeps its readers guessing the entire time! There are more twists and turns in this book than roads in the English Countryside. While reading through the mystery, there is also a fun start to a love triangle.
However, it is very obvious at points that this is very much Book #1, and subplots will not be resolved any time soon. Though there is a satisfying end to the mystery, everything else is left open for a second and third novel. While it’s important to leave those reading wanting to come back, it almost felt like heading back to the complete beginning of the story.
Although I enjoyed the beginning of Jodie Parker’s story, I haven’t decided if I’m hungry for more. Perhaps I just need to let this meal settle before deciding.
Thank you to NetGalley US and the publisher for providing me with an ARC copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This review is rounded up, from a 3.5.