This was a murder mystery which traversed from the case of the body in the suitcase to the body in the box. My first book by the author Shawn Reilly Simmons in the series of Red Carpet Catering with Penelope at the helm, a chef and an amateur detective.
The story occured in the Vitrine Theatre in NYC where a case of fraudulent identity led to murder. Penelope being the caterer to the dancing troupe of the theatre found herself right in the midst of it all, with clues leaping out to her. She did manage to solve most of the plot, though the ghostly one was left for another day.
The book left me with mixed emotions, my niggles couldn’t be silenced. I wanted more of a solid investigation, it gave me bits of it. I wanted all the clues falling well in together, I was left with unanswered questions. Since I have not read the rest in the series, it left me feeling like an outsider who was not connected to the main character.
The book did keep me stuck to it on a dreary Sunday as I really wanted to know the reason why the bodies were strangulated and stabbed and stuffed in a tiny place. The 3S…
I received an ARC from Edelweiss and publisher Henery Press, and this is my journey into its pages, straight from the heart!!
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Publication Date: 13th November 2018
Publisher: Henery Press
35 Responses
Thank you for this three starer Shalini
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Sometimes, it”s hard reading a book that is in a series where you have not read the previous ones. Wish you had liked this one better. Happy 2019!
Happy 2019 💞 💕 to you too… I didn’t realize this was in a series when I requested 🤦♂️
Too bad – it had a cute over 😉
True… 😂 😂
Strangled, stabbed and stuffed! 😳….😂
Although not a great one for you, I’m glad it got you through a dreary Sunday, Shalini.😊
Hahaha the three S…
Maybe I should have read the book from the start of the series😂
Great review! I don’t like questions left unanswered. I need to know everything!
I agree… Meggy I should have read book 1 in the series… 😂 😂
Wow the 3 S sounds brutal! Hahaha does this mean you going to start reading this series from the beginning?
Hahaha they are too expensive right now… Maybe one day.. 😂 😂
Ah you’re on Edelweiss now. I still have to check them out. Happy on only NG for now… well my TBR is. Lol
I like food in a cozy… well.. I like food… 😉
It still sounds like a series I’d consider… but I guess I’d need to start from Book 1. Lol. I know for some series you can get away with popping in mid series.
The main character hardly talked food, so it felt little different.
Well different kind of cozy.. 😂😂
Haha. Fair enough.
Great honest review!!
Dee, thank you so much ❤️
I liked it better than you did, but I have followed this series from the start. Even when something works as a stand-alone, the enjoyment factor may be enhanced by more background.
I agree… I liked it… Just didn’t love the characters💕
Yes, I felt the same about this one. I wanted to like it so much more than I did.
Yesssss… You got me 😘😍
Shame this didn’t have such a solid investigation, but good it kept you engaged. Awesome review!
My mistake probably I started with mid series
I’ve read some reviews with similar reservations to the ones you mentioned. But the theatre setting is formally tempting to me. I might give this series a try. Awesome review!
I hope you like it.. My first by this author, I wasn’t really sure. Maybe I should have started with the first in the series
Nice review Shalini. I have read all the books in this series except this one. They are shorter stories, so unfortunately, not as well developed but usually fun.
Oh I didn’t know that, I too felt the same, something felt lacking in this… Maybe I should have read from book 1
Sometimes you need to and sometimes you don’t, I guess she didn’t give enough background, as I said, I haven’t read this one yet.
What another great review, Shalni! Mrs. Marple reviewed!
Just with such reviews you force me to read. 🙂 Michael
Hahaha Michael… I love our weekend dates here… 😂 😂 Do you have time to read? I think you are very busy
Hello Shalini! Nice to read you full of fun! Oh yes, our weekend meetings are great. Would be much more greater sipping something together. Time will show. I am always busy, as yourself, i think. Its Germany here. We are only 80 billion people, with politicans not able to understand the usage of internet. 😉 I think the Chinese drove behind the moon to look where our german politicans really came from. ***lol*** Wish you a very nice and successful week. Michael
Hahaha… Have a happy week Michael ❤️
❤️ You too,my dear!
Interesting
Thank you