Comments on: My Favorite Reads: A Culinary Mystery

By: Mid-Challenge Review Round-Up « The Spice of Life Challenge

Mid-Challenge Review Round-Up « The Spice of Life Challenge — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:34:25 +0000

[...] Margot @ Joyfully Retired re-read of an old favorite culinary mystery by Virginia Rich: The Cooking School Murders. [...]

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:29:43 +0000

I’m not one for mysteries — I just read one this month and decided that just again — but that cover is awesome! So sinister and yet strangely fun looking!

By: Phyl

Phyl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:59:00 +0000

Another reminder about this book — I must go look for it! I’m due to visit the library soon…

By: stacybuckeye

stacybuckeye — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:01:39 +0000

This sounds cozy and yummy! I’ll have to look for it at the library.

By: Bumbles

Bumbles — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:19:37 +0000

Although I don’t cook, I enjoy passing the recipes along to Andy as “suggestions” for what might be yummy! So I really like it when a fictional book includes recipes in it – like Fannie Flagg did in her Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe – I think her and Paula Dean could be sisters considering all the bacon fat and butter encouraged.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:27:20 +0000

I love a good cozy mystery and any book with food in it, so I’m sure I’d like this series.

By: Belle

Belle — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:54:00 +0000

You already had me hooked with your Tuesday Teaser about this book, and now I really want to read it! An American Miss Marple – I can’t resist that. I just checked my library and unfortunately they don’t have any of Virginia Rich’s books. They do have a Mrs. Potter book by Nancy Pickard, though – do Pickard’s books capture the flavor of the character you describe in your review?

I’m off to check Bookmooch now!

By: Beth F

Beth F — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:22:20 +0000

As I said the other day, I really like the Rich books. Have you read the ones written after her death? I’m not sure if I have.

By: Cerrin

Cerrin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:00:06 +0000

This one sounds interesting.

By: Alyce

Alyce — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:39:59 +0000

I think at some point I should give cozy mysteries a better opportunity than I have in the past. I tend to veer away from all mysteries unless there is something very specific that draws me to a book (subject matter that I’m interested in – like a setting in a foreign culture, or an author I already like). I should stretch my reading habits more and try some cozy mysteries. Thanks for the recommendation!