A Calculated Whisk (A Vintage Kitchen Mystery)
by Victoria Hamilton
About A Calculated Whisk
A Calculated Whisk (A Vintage Kitchen Mystery)
In the new Vintage Kitchen Mystery from the author of Cast Iron Alibi, Jaymie Leighton is confronted with two murders and the threat of danger far too close to home . . .
When a woman living under a cloud of suspicion for her husband’s death comes to vintage kitchen collector Jaymie Leighton with a mysterious request, she’s not sure whether, or how much, to get involved. The police believe they have new evidence of foul play in what was initially ruled an accidental death, and the woman’s terrified they’ll try to pin the crime on her. Before Jaymie can decide whether to help her, though, the woman’s found murdered in the woods near Jaymie’s cabin.
Still unsure whether the woman was truly innocent in her husband’s death, Jaymie decides to get to the bottom of both murders. But as she digs deeper into the couple’s past and discovers a tangled array of long-buried wounds and family secrets, Jaymie begins to sense that danger is still lurking in the woods near her home. With a killer on the loose and her family in danger, Jaymie must uncover the culprit before she loses all she holds dear, including her own life . . .
Includes a vintage recipe!
About Victoria Hamilton
Victoria Hamilton is the bestselling author of several mystery series including the national bestselling Vintage Kitchen Mysteries and Merry Muffin Mysteries. She does, indeed, collect vintage kitchenware and bake muffins. She also writes the Lady Anne Addison Historical Mysteries. She drinks tea and coffee on writing days, and wine other times. She crochets (a little), paints (a little) and reads (a lot). A solitary being, she can be coaxed out of her writing cave for brownies and cat videos.
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My Thoughts
A Calculated Whisk by Victoria Hamilton is the 10th A Vintage Kitchen Mystery. It can be read as a standalone if you are new
to the series. I have read this entertaining
series from the beginning, and I have enjoyed each story. They just keep getting better. Jaymie Leighton Muller is a strong female
protagonist who has grown over the course of the series. I like seeing her happy with her husband,
stepdaughter, her jobs, and fur babies. There
is a great cast of secondary characters that enhance the story. They are realistic characters which I
appreciate. The author’s descriptive
writing style brings the characters and the charming Michigan town to
life. The mystery was interesting. There is a five-year-old crime that has been
recently deemed a homicide and it involves a neighbor. At the request of Detective Vestry, Jaymie
gets close to the wife of the victim to try and obtain information. Unfortunately, the woman ends up dead before
she shares her information. Jaymie believes
the two crimes are connected. She wants
to get closure for the family so Jaymie begins digging into the case. Jaymie has her work cut out for her if she is
going to solve this whodunit. It is
clever how Jaymie gets helpful information from casual conversations. You never know what nugget of information
will help solve the case. I thought the
murder weapon was quite unique. I found A Calculated Whisk to be well-written with the story moving at a slower pace courtesy
of the author’s expressive writing. I
appreciated that the story contained no foul language and negligible violence. I
thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions and information about vintage kitchen
items. I can understand Jaymie’s fascination
with them. I enjoyed my visit with Jaymie and her family. Jaymie’s stepdaughter is such a sweetheart
and Hoppy makes me laugh with his antics. A Calculated Whisk is an engaging tale with wire whisks, a fun new
friend, a cold case, a dedicated detective, a senseless slaying, a mournful
mother, and a resolute amateur sleuth.
A Calculated Whisk is available at
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A Vintage Kitchen Mystery series
here. As part of the tour, Victoria Hamilton is giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one lucky entrant (United States and Canada only). To enter
click here or use the rafflecopter form below. Do not forget to leave a comment for an extra entry. Good Luck! Thank you for visiting today. I will return on Monday with
Trail of Tears by Anne Greene. I am a stop on the Celebrate Lit Tour for this Christian novel and there is a giveaway! I hope that you have a relaxing weekend. Take care, be kind, and Happy Reading!
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