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Author: Fiona LeitchFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: One More ChapterPublication Date: 15th January 2021Rating: 5 Stars
Still spinning from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is glad to be back in the Cornish village she calls home. Having quit the Met Police in search of something less dangerous, the change of pace means she can finally start her dream catering company and raise her daughter, Daisy, somewhere safer.
But there’s nothing like having your first job back at home to be catering an ex-boyfriend’s wedding to remind you of just how small your village is. And when the bride, Cheryl, vanishes Jodie is drawn into the investigation, realising that life in the countryside might not be as quaint as she remembers…
With a missing bride on their hands, there is murder and mayhem around every corner but surely saving the day will be a piece of cake for this not-so-amateur sleuth?
The first book in the Murder on the Menu cosy mystery series. Can be read as a standalone. A humorous cosy mystery with a British female sleuth in a small village. Includes one of Jodie's Tried and Tested Recipes! Written in British English. Mild profanity and peril.
Can you get a better name for an ex Met police officer, now caterer, that may be missing being a policewoman, than Jodie "Nosey" Parker! Jodie is back in her home Cornish village and the nickname has been revised immediately and before long you see just how justified it is.
It is also refreshing for a cosy mystery to have someone who is not a complete bumbling amateur when it comes trying to clear her old friends name, and actually has a good sense about her. But she is also not trusting the local police will be able to solve the crime without her involvement, and she has an uncanny knack of being places and finding out information!
I'm trying to work out how on earth I haven't read Fiona Leitch before as this book was so enjoyable, written in a way that just worked so well for me, and I loved everything about it. The characters all feel quite real, and I could picture them clearly, and watching Jodie come up with various theories in fascinating.
I'll admit for someone who is a caterer, there wasn't really much emphasis on food in the book, but the food that is mentioned did sound delicious and there was a recipe included at the end too, which is always a nice touch.
This is a fabulous first book in a new series, and I know that I will definitely be wanting to read more from Nosey Parker and everyone else in this Cornish Village.
Thank you to One More Chapter and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily,
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