by Shelley Costa is a fun cozy mystery that starts a series that features a colorful Italian family which owns a restaurant named Miracolo that has mementos from the great Caruso adorning its walls. Eve Angelotta has had to shelve her dreams of becoming a famous dancer after an unfortunate accident but she has poured her energy into being the head chef for the restaurant which is firmly under her grandmother's rule. She is prepared to deal with everything in her kitchen except the dead body who gets more mysterious by the day, especially when it turns out that his ties to her grandmother threaten to force her nonna to spend the rest of her life in prison. Of course the only benefit would be that Eve would finally be able to serve cannoli in the restaurant, but that, of course, would be too high a price to pay for the privilege.
This laugh out loud tale combines a murder mystery with an entertaining picture of an Italian restaurant and its larger-than-life staff. The gradual unfolding of clues combined with the delicious glimpses of the flamboyant characters who season this story make this a great read with plenty of quirky situations that provide a enjoyable introduction to the series. There are lots of fun developments that will keep one's attention, a hint of romance and delightful demonstrations of the author's ability to pen a tongue-in-cheek
story that should garner her lots of new fans, of which I am one. I look forward to plenty of additional tales from this talented writer (even if I am too much of a coward to try the recipe for preparing the featured cannoli).
A copy of this delightful title was provided to me in exchange for an honest review and I hope to read many more by this fun author!
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There are plenty more out there but I have had several edits (yummy reads due out soon from some of my favorite erotica authors!) so haven't had as much time to wander as usual. If you come across one that is particularly interesting, leave a note in the comments and I will share
That sounds like an interesting book.
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun read, lots of quirks and tongue-in-cheek jokes and self-deprecating characters.
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning my giveaways :) That book sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteGlad to share the info, you do have some fun giveaways and of COURSE I would love to win the Kindle, lol.
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