caseythecanadianlesbrarian 's review for:

Knife Skills by Wendy Church

4.25

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

This was a mouth-watering and twisty mystery that surprised me with how much I liked it! The prickly, no-nonsense protagonist is Sagarine, a passionate chef whose love of food permeates most of the book's pages, when she isn't lamenting her attraction to a gorgeous Russian gangster for whom she finds herself working (along with a bunch of other Russian mobsters) after the head chef of the restaurant where she works is found murdered in the freezer. Fast-paced and very compelling, I found Sagarine's sometimes truly terrible life decisions believable and the couple of twists that came at the end very well done, with recognizable foreshadowing in retrospect. The BFF/roommate Maude is also a great character and foil for Sagarine.

I'll be seeking out the next in this series for sure!