Title: A Cornish Recipe For Murder (Nosey Parker 5) by Fiona Leitch
Publisher: One More Chapter
Date Published: 18th August 2022
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Description:
When popular TV baking contest and national institution 'The Best of British Baking Roadshow' rolls into town and sets up camp in the grounds of Boskern House, a historic stately home near Penstowan, former police officer Jodie 'Nosey' Parker finds herself competing to represent Cornwall in the grand final.
But with a fellow contestant who will stop at nothing to win and a drag queen host with secrets of their own, Jodie discovers that the roadshow doesn't just have the ingredients for the perfect showstopper cake, but also for the perfect murder…
And when a body is found in the grounds of the house, Jodie is drawn into another high-stakes case along with local DCI Nathan Withers.
Can Jodie expose the culprit? Or will the murderer become the real showstopper?
Review:
I want to thank One More Chapter for my arc copy of A Cornish Recipe for Murder. All opinions are my own.
Jodie 'Nosey' Parker is at it again. Her family entered her into The Best of British Baking Roadshow even though she protests that she's a chef, not a baker. A murder happens during the filming and Jodie's nosey nature takes over and she can't resist trying to solve the murder, with the help of her boyfriend, DCI Nathan Withers.
This is the fifth in the Nosey Parker series, but each mystery is self contained so you can read it as a standalone without feeling you've missed too much.
It's been a while since I read a book from this series, but Jodie and Nathan are still how I remember them; likeable, with obvious chemistry and an absolute joy to read.
As a fan of the Great British Bake Off, I loved the nod to it in the mystery's setting. The author makes the competition her own, so expect similarities but not a direct rip off of the bake-off contest.
I will warn you not to go into this book hungry because there are some mouth watering cakes throughout that sound delicious and made my stomach rumble.
There were some fun and light-hearted moments through the book. However, I cringed at the use of an outdated 'joke', involving a curly wig and the words calm down, at the expense of Nathan, who, like me, is a scouser.
A Cornish Recipe For Murder is a delightful and entertaining cozy mystery. I now have to go back and read the couple I missed!
About The Author:
Fiona Leitch is an author, tea drinker, and cat slave. She writes the Jodie 'Nosey' Parker cosy crime series for HarperCollins, because she loves thinking about Cornwall, food, and murdering people (not necessarily in that order). She is a sucker for a happy ending (though not for the victim, obviously), a romantic subplot, and the odd cheesy pun.
Fiona is represented by Lina Langlee at the North Literary Agency.
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