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by Julie Hyzy
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Belle of the Bookshelf
Belle of the Bookshelf rated it 12 years ago
State of the Onion is unlike any cozy I have read before and I enjoyed it very much. The plot is of a political nature and more involved than many cozy mysteries. My only complaint here, and it is a small one, is that there was one particular character who had my vote as number one suspect and was...
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 13 years ago
Overall, a very good story. I was positive I knew who the killer was until the very end, when I was proved very wrong. All the characters in the white house kitchen were likeable and I enjoyed reading about them. There were a couple of times when the main character waxed lyrical about the honor of...
A Date with a Book
A Date with a Book rated it 13 years ago
In my quest to find a new cozy mystery series I will enjoy as much as I did the Joanne Fluke series, I think I have found it. What fun characters the author has developed.Ollie is a chef at the White House and is dating a man of the Secret Service (in secret). She finds herself in an unusual situati...
CJ the Book Peddler
CJ the Book Peddler rated it 14 years ago
4.1I was surprised by this book. I admit that I had judged the book and the title and shrugged and kept walking. I came back to it on a whim and I'm glad I did. The characters and the pacing kept me interested and the mystery kept me on my toes.I will have to complain about the redundancy of some ph...
A woman in the shape of a monster
A woman in the shape of a monster rated it 14 years ago
I blazed through this book in a day and a half, and for the most part enjoyed it. Ollie is ditzy yet headstrong in the way cozy mystery heroines typically are, but her role as a White House chef adds some interest in her characterization. None of the other characters are particularly fleshed out but...
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