An Eggnog to Die For
About An Eggnog to Die For
An Eggnog to Die For (A Cape Cod Foodie Mystery)
Professional foodie Samantha Barnes has a simple Christmas list: a quiet holiday at home with her dog and a certain handsome harbormaster; no embarrassing viral videos; and no finding dead bodies. Unfortunately, she’s got family visiting, she’s spending a lot of time in front of the camera, and she’s just stumbled over the lifeless body of the town’s Santa Claus.
Plus, Sam’s plans for Christmas Eve are getting complicated. There’s the great eggnog debate among her very opinionated guests. There’s the “all edible” Christmas tree to decorate. And there’s her Feast of the Five Fishes prepare. Nonetheless, Sam finds herself once again in the role of sleuth. She needs to find out who slayed this Santa—but can she pull off a perfect feast and nab a killer?
About Amy Pershing
Amy Pershing, who spent every summer of her childhood on Cape Cod, was an editor, a restaurant reviewer and a journalist before leading employee communications at a global bank. A few years ago she waved goodbye to Wall Street to write full time. An Eggnog to Die For is the second of the Cape Cod Foodie mysteries featuring Samantha Barnes, a disgraced but resilient ex-chef who retreats home to Cape Cod where she finds herself juggling a new job as the local paper’s “Cape Cod Foodie,” a complicated love life, a posse of just-slightly-odd friends, a falling-down house, a ginormous puppy and a propensity for falling over dead bodies. Kirkus Reviews gave An Eggnog to Die For a starred review, saying, "A delightful sleuth, a complex mystery, and lovingly described cuisine: a winner for both foodies and mystery mavens." A Side of Murder, the first of the Cape Cod Foodie mysteries, which Elizabeth Gilbert called “the freshest, funniest mystery I have ever read,” was the first book in the series. The third, Murder Is No Picnic, will be published in May 2022.
My Thoughts
An Eggnog to Die for by Amy Pershing is the 2nd A Cape Cod Foodie Mystery. It can be read as a standalone for those new
to the series. The author provides all
the information that a new reader needs to know. An Eggnog to Die For has Samantha Barnes
getting ready for the holidays. Sam is working
on fixing up the home she inherited from her aunt and working as a food critic
for the local newspaper, Cape Cod Clarion.
She also tapes short food segments for the online paper. I enjoyed the descriptions of the town and
their upcoming holiday celebrations.
This is a quintessential small town that is celebrating Christmas New
England style. There are several quirky
characters in the story that keep things lively. Sam is filming a holiday drink segment at the
local hot restaurant, Ginger Jar. She
takes a break to use the ladies’ room and ends up finding the town’s Santa dead
in the owner’s office. Sam dons her sleuthing
cap once again and sets out to locate the killer. She has a long list of suspects since the
victim was not well liked. There is
misdirection to throw readers off the track of the guilty party. There are clues to help armchair sleuths
solve the crime. I enjoyed the reveal of
the killer and I appreciated that the whodunit was completely wrapped up. The food and drink descriptions will have
your mouth watering. There is humor in
the story to provide giggles. Sam’s
snarky comments are amusing. The story
is told from Sam’s point-of-view, so we get to know what she is thinking and
feeling especially with regard to her harbor master boyfriend. An Eggnog to Die For is a cute cozy mystery
with a delightful dog, appetizing appetizers, a sanctimonious Santa, costume
crisis, parents paying a visit, and a snooping Sam.
An Eggnog to Die For publishes Tuesday, November 9 and you can order it from Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Google Play, and IndieBound. The first book in A Cape Cod Foodie Mystery series is A Side of Murder. The next A Cape Cod Foodie Mystery is Murder is No Picnic which releases June 7, 2022. Now for the giveaway! Amy Pershing is giving away a copy of A Side of Murder and An Eggnog to Die For to one U.S. winner. You can click here to enter or use the Rafflecopter form below. Leave a comment for an extra entry. Good Luck! Thank you for stopping by today. I will be sharing my thoughts on The London house by Katherine Reay. I hope that you have a fun day. Take care, be kind, and Happy Reading!
Kris
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Thanks for the kind words! And I love that last alliterative line!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good book. I like the cover.
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