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Three Treats Too Many
by Debra H. Goldstein
Series: Sarah Blair Mystery #3
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Published by Kensington on August 25, 2020
Genres: Cozy Culinary Animal Mystery
Pages: 304
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Two Bites Too Many , Four Cuts Too Many, Five Belles Too Many
When a romantic rival opens a competing restaurant in small-town Wheaton, Alabama, Sarah Blair discovers murder is the specialty of the house . . .
For someone whose greatest culinary skill is ordering takeout, Sarah never expected to be co-owner of a restaurant. Even her Siamese cat, RahRah, seems to be looking at her differently. But while Sarah and her twin sister, Chef Emily, are tangled up in red tape waiting for the building inspector to get around to them, an attention-stealing new establishment—run by none other than Sarah's late ex-husband's mistress, Jane—is having its grand opening across the street. Jane's new sous chef, Riley Miller, is the talk of Wheaton with her delicious vegan specialties. When Riley is found dead outside the restaurant with Sarah's friend, Jacob, kneeling over her, the former line cook—whose infatuation with Riley was no secret—becomes the prime suspect. Now Sarah must turn up the heat on the real culprit, who has no reservations about committing cold-blooded murder . . . Includes quick and easy recipes!
Three Treats Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein is a splendid tale of deceit and sorrow.
Will Sarah find the murderer before her friend is under arrest?
Sarah Blair
Sarah is our sleuth, a legal secretary, friend to many, and she is the human of RahRah (a siamese cat) and Fluffy (a cute white puppy). She is pulled into action as Anne’s brother Jacob is the main suspect in the killing of his former girlfriend and chef, Riley. Although she doesn’t want to be involved, her curiosity is peaked. But Sarah is leary of Anne’s motives again.
Sarah is sweet. However, she is still dealing with some past issues, and sometimes those views cloud her judgment. I am glad that she is working on it and moving past some of them. This girl can’t cook much, but she doesn’t let that stop her from having luncheons for a house full. Oh, the way she shops with pictures is unique.
The Mystery
Riley, the vegan Chef of Jane’s Place, is found murdered in the restaurant’s dumpster area. It seems that everyone loves Riley, and there isn’t anyone that would want to hurt her. However, that isn’t what Sarah finds when investigating. Then the one person that could have done the deed other than Jacob is killed in a biking accident. Coincidence? Only Sarah and the murderer know whodunit.
Four Stars
This story is a good mystery. The secret and motive were well hidden and played out well. I enjoy the parts with RahRah and Fluffy, but I wish there were a few more of them. Oh, and Maybelle is fabulous. My rating for Three Treats Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein is four stars. I do recommend this to all cozy cat readers out there.
And there are some lovely recipes at the back of the book.
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About Debra H. Goldstein
Judge Debra H. Goldstein is the author of Two Bites Too Many, as well as One Taste Too Many, the first of Kensington’s new Sarah Blair cozy mystery series. She also wrote Should Have Played Poker and IPPY Award-winning Maze in Blue. Her short stories, including Anthony and Agatha nominated “The Night They Burned Ms. Dixie’s Place,” have appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies including Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, and Mystery Weekly. Debra serves on the national boards of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and is president of the Southeast Chapter of MWA and past president of SinC’s Guppy Chapter.
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