Death of a Bacon Heiress by Lee Hollis is the seventh book in the Hayley Powell Mystery series. Dr. Alvin Foley has been missing for a couple
of weeks. It is the talk of the town
until Hayley Powell, writer of Island Food and Spirits for The Island Times, is
invited to do a cooking demonstration on The Chat where she meets Olivia
Redmond. Olivia is the owner of Redmond
Meats (a very powerful and rich woman). Olivia asks Hayley to write blog posts for
the Redmond Meats website (and Hayley can really use the money). When Hayley stops by Olivia’s house, she
finds Olivia dead in her yard (with Olivia’s pot-bellied pig, Pork Chop
nearby). The suspect list is long and includes The
Chat hostess, Rhonda Franklin. Hayley
will have her work cut out for trying to find the culprit. In the meantime, Hayley has to provide a home
for Pork Chop (and Hayley’s other animals are not happy) and is dealing with
her boyfriend, Dr. Aaron Palmer (local vet).
Aaron has been distant lately and is not returning Hayley’s phone calls
(like he is avoiding her). Is he getting
ready to propose? And what is going on
with Rhonda Franklin and Hayley’s friend, Mona (who has been married for twenty
years and has a houseful of unruly children)?
They are certainly seeing a lot of each other. Things are lively and about to get worse when
the body of Dr. Alvin Foley turns up.
I found Death of a Bacon Heiress
to be too ridiculous (silly). The
mysteries were extremely easy to solve. The
writer tries to lead the reader down the wrong path, but the killer is
extremely obvious. Death of a Bacon Heiress can easily be read alone (you do not have to read the previous books in
the series in order to know what it going on in the novel). There are some bacon recipes included in the
back of the book (a bonus). Martha
Stewart must be getting a royalty check from this book since she was mentioned
four times. I was shocked that the main
character thought three hundred thread count sheets were a luxury (I prefer 800 or higher). I give Death of a Bacon Heiress 3 out of 5
stars. While Death of a Bacon Heiress
is not for me, I am sure that many others will enjoy the humor in the
novel.
The previous books in the Hayley Powell Mystery series are Death of a Kitchen Diva, Death of a Country Fried Redneck, Death of a Coupon Clipper, Death of a Chocoholic, Death of a Christmas Caterer, and Death of a Cupcake Queen. The next book in the series is Death of a Pumpkin Carver which will be out in October. I received a complimentary copy
of Death of a Bacon Heiress from NetGalley (and Kensington Books) in exchange
for an honest evaluation of the novel.
I hope all of you had a delightful Tuesday. I am off to pick up my new glasses tomorrow! They had to special order my lenses (if they did not have new technology, I would be that person with coke bottle lenses)! I am off to read and watch the third season of Saving Hope. Take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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