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... And My Love/Hate Relationship With Culinary Mysteries Continues ...
To support herself, Goldy takes on cleaning jobs. And amateur sleuthing. Fortunately, suspects in Korman's case are not hard to find. The real question is who doesn't want to kill the philandering OB/Gyn? There are his two ex-daughters-in-law (one of whom is Goldy), his alcoholic wife, a host of clients, and at least one person obsessed with making him pay for the mistakes of his past. While trying to ferret out information from the residents of Aspen Meadows, Goldy realizes that her two "roommates" know a lot more than they are saying. Exactly how she's going to get her moody preteen son and her lazy, young renter to spill their guts is a mystery in and of itself.
Goldy's renegade investigation is gaining her a great deal of attention. Detective Tom Schulz obviously finds her appealing, while the killer just wants to shut her up. Can she get to the bottom of the crimes before she finds herself in a shallow grave?
Probably because I read it over a period of 6 months or so, Catering to Nobody seemed really disjointed to me. I enjoyed the characters, especially the sassy Goldy, but I found the plot pretty predictable. Writing wise, I'd call Diane Mott Davidson average. The book includes seven recipes, none of which look that great to me. All in all, I found the book disappointing and probably will not pick up any of the other titles in the series.
I feel as if I've already lowered my standards pretty far, and yet I'm still disappointed in this genre. Will I ever find the perfect culinary mystery series? Or should I just give up and admit the genre's not for me? Thoughts?
Grade: C
If this were a movie, it would be rated: PG for language and references to adult situations
To the FTC, with love: Bought this mass market paperback from Border's. Wish I could say it was worth the money.
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I am also having a very difficult time finding a good culinary mystery. It seems like such a perfect genre: I love mysteries -- I love to cook -- I love to eat. But somehow I am just not as engaged in these books as I am in others.
ReplyDeleteI am not quite ready to give up the search, but I certainly understand your predicament.
I'm pretty sure I read this, but I don't really remember it. I enjoyed the books in this series, but they didn't stick with me long.
ReplyDeleteI abandoned the Mott Davidson mysteries too. Like Molly, I love cozy mysteries, I love to cook. What was the problem? I don't know why I never went back to them.
ReplyDeleteThink about linking this post up with my Weekend Cooking feature tomorrow (Jan. 2).