Richie Amalfi is accused of killing his date at Big Caeser's Casino. Rebecca Mayfield is the detective on the case. When Richie escapes and finds his way to Rebecca's, he has to convince her that they need to work together to find the killer since it was not him. I like these characters. Humor lurks...
On her website, author Joanne Pence says, " I hope you'll enjoy my stories." That sentiment is worth noting. because nowadays, many mystery writers don't seem to share that hope. Instead, their writing seems to be saying. "l hope you'll find my stories disgusting, shocking, and far-fetched." Not so ...
3.6Some typos and some larger than life events but still a solid and enjoyable read.
So I started reading it and realized I had read this before - oh well, it was the right amount of entertainment that I was looking for. I like that the series is set in San Francisco.
silly, cute book about a chef who comes to the aid of her detective boyfriend to solve his cases. She does help, but only after getting in the way and almost getting killed. The best characters in the story were three crooks she befriended (not knowing they were hoodlums). angie, the chef/restaurant...