Review
The Sixth Deep Dish Mystery
Instead of the quiet weekend alone with her boyfriend, chef Delilah O’Leary is persuaded to help out her sous chef's new girlfriend. Willow is the event coordinator for superstar guru Rhiannon Frost who is holding a luxe retreat in Geneva Bay. Their caterer just canceled and Delilah agreed to fill in with boyfriend Detective Calvin Capone working as bartender. If the stress of a last minute job for perfectionist Delilah isn't bad enough, she's also dealing with her former fiancé, his new girlfriend, and her bestie's mother! When one of the retreat attendees winds up dead, Delilah and Cal uncover a wealth of suspects. With heated looks, overheard arguments, and odd behavior there's more going on than the rich indulging in the platitudes of a famous self help author. Will Delilah and Calvin crack the case?
Self help is well and good, but when it turns into a business model featuring more showmanship than honesty, there may be a problem. Even the skeptical A personality type Delilah starts to be taken in, as there is always some truth to be found in the messages of these so called gurus, but she soon sees that all that glitters is not gold. And even friends and loved ones become suspects in MURDER IN THE UPPER CRUST.
I love seeing Delilah and Cal working together and I absolutely adore the new Chief of Police. I got worried about Butterball's fate-would Sam's new girlfriend want both Butterball and the house?! As usual, there's more to Butterball than meets the eye, and there's a lot Butterball to see!. The self deprecating humor and the glorious descriptions of food, and cooking make this series a favorite. Even though most of the staff of Delilah and Son are on vacation, the little bit they are in makes a difference. Don't forget to read the recipes shared at the end of the book as they are introduced by the characters themselves and are worth a laugh, even if you don't want to use the inspiration to cook yourself!
One thing I didn't like was the manner in which the killer tested the poison. We veered a little too close into traditional mystery than cozy with that one, even though the killer just said what he did and we never met those victims. I still could have done without that.
Gourmet food, stars, and murder collide in MURDER IN THE UPPER CRUST making a delectable mystery even better.
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