Review by Tracy Condie
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This is book number 15 of the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, and my first time reading from the series, but it won’t be the last. This is a good stand-alone cozy mystery that has a reluctant yet highly successful amateur sleuth. In fact, if you are a fan of the Sophie Kimball Mysteries, then you are going to enjoy this series just as much. The mother-daughter relationship is one of the funniest aspects. As a plus, the same instructions that would be found in Anastasia’s article for The American Woman magazine repurposing Valentine heart-shaped candy boxes can be found at the end of the story.
Cloris is a great friend, a good sounding board, and an amazing baker. I was drooling over the descriptions of the various baked goods. Other pages held more savory selections, since it seems that Anastasia’s husband Zack is a bit of a gourmet cook as well as a professional photojournalist, and was once chosen by a magazine as the Sexiest Man Alive. All that aside, Anastasia is pretty sure that he is either currently employed or was previously employed by a government agency, one of the alphabet ones, such as CIA or FBI. He has friends in technical places and gets along really well with Special Agent Ledbetter. Not that Anastasia doesn’t have a good relationship with law enforcement. Union County homicide detective Spader often calls on Anastasia to help with the latest murder. Sort of makes sense since they often involve Anastasia. A killer is taunting the reluctant amateur sleuth by dropping bodies.
The story flows really well, and I couldn’t put the book down until I reached the last page. I was able to figure out who the killer was, but wasn’t completely sure as to motive. The only thing missing from this book was a recipe or two. The dinners and baked goods sounded so very delicious.
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Disclosure: This post contains links to an affiliate program, for which we receive a few cents if you make purchases. KRL also receives free copies of most of the books that it reviews, that are provided in exchange for an honest review of the book.Tracy Condie is a paralegal by day and cozy armchair sleuth by night. When she is not working or reading, she enjoys preparing the recipes found in culinary cozies or researching recipes of meal items described therein and sharing reviews of both books and food on Instagram and on KRL. She lives in Corona, California with her husband and dog Zoolie, and looks forward to visiting with their grown sons when their time permits.
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