Sticks & Scones (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 10)
by Diane Mott Davidson
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Author: Diane Mott DavidsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Print
Published: 2002-05
ISBN: 0553578316
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Bantam
Product features:
- Sticks & Scones by Diane Mott Davidson
- "New York Times" Bestselling Author
- Bantam Book, Bantam Paperback Edition, June 2002
- Suspense, Murder Mystery
- ISBN-10: 0553578316
Book Reviews of Sticks & Scones (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 10)
Book Review: Hectic times in Colorado
Summary: 5 Stars
The tenth book of the Goldy Schultz mystery series starts with a bang and never really slows down. The bang is provided courtesy of some unknown assailant who shoots out a window in Goldy's house while her husband, Tom, is away on a case. Of course the timing could not be worse as Goldy is just gearing up for some important catering job. These are even more important than most as Goldy had a run-in with another rich family a few weeks before which caused those people to bad mouth her to everyone then can reach.
The book has lots of intersecting story lines: There is a series of murders that need to be solved; Tom is away on a case that may or may not be related, but certainly gets back in time to be very personally involved; Goldy's ex-husband is relased from jail and returns to become a prominent suspect; the rich family who ran in to Goldy are also involved; there is an old English castle; missing expensive stamps; gun dealers; and more and more and more. Oh, and let's not forget the recipes!
This book was a gret fun read. It was so action packed and so much was going on that I found it hard to put down. The clues to the convoluted story lines came at appropriate moments so I spent some time thinking to myself and trying to figure out what was going on. I was happy to note that my interested was kept all the way to almost the end and the resolution of the storylines made sense to me. I figured out the culprit almost at the same time as Goldy but was flummoxed by that last second twist that was thrown in. If anything, that was the only discordant note in this book.
Another little quibble was the red herring that involved Tom's long-lost fiancee. Supposedly, this woman served in Vietnam and was MIA after a chopper crash. She reappears in the story to cause Goldy some marital discord but the supposed reasons are very fishy. I appreciate the sub-context of someone like Goldy worrying about losing the affections of her husband, but that was a very contrived way to get it into the story.
Nonetheless, I though the book was great fun and an exciting read. I hope for many more books like this one in the future.
Summary of Sticks & Scones (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 10)
Celebrated for her unique blend of first-class suspense and five-star fare, Diane Mott Davidson has won scores of fans and earned a place on major bestseller lists across the country. Now she dishes up another dangerously tasty treat of murder and mystery.For Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, accepting a series of bookings at Hyde Castle is like a dream come true. It?s not every day that she gets to cook authentic Elizabethan fare--especially at a real castle that was brought over from England and reassembled stone by stone in Aspen Meadow. Goldy is determined that everything will go right--which is why, she figures later, everything went terribly wrong. It begins when a shotgun blast shatters her window. Then Goldy discovers a body lying in a nearby creek. And when shots ring out for the second time that day, someone Goldy loves is in the line of fire. Suddenly the last thing Goldy wants to think about is Shakespeare?s Steak Pie, 911 Chocolate Emergency Cookies, or Damson-in-Distress Plum Tart. Could one of her husband Tom?s police investigations have triggered a murder? Or was her violent, recently paroled ex responsible? With death peering around every corner, Goldy needs to cook up some crime-solving solutions--before the only dish that?s left on her menu is murder.
Her first big catering gig in weeks has Goldy Bear Schulz salivating. But before she can collect her Elizabethan-inspired recipes (Queen of Scots Shortbread, Damson-in-Distress Plum Tart) and hie herself to the restored English castle in Colorado where she's putting on a donor's luncheon in Hyde Chapel and a high school fencing banquet in the castle's Great Room, someone blows a hole in her living room window. No sooner has she unloaded her pots and pans at the catering venue than another someone--or maybe the same one--shoots a hole in her detective husband, Tom. To make matters worse, Goldy's ex-husband has just been released from jail, and he seems to have a few reasons to want to kill her, too.
Between trying to solve the riddle of the castle ghost, keep her son Arch and her wounded husband safe, and get the food on the table while it's still hot, Goldy is up to her elbows in trouble. The would-be lord of the manor still looks like a business-builder for Goldy, but his Swiss-born wife seems a little wacky. And even from a sickbed, Tom's got a crime wave on his hands that seems to involve Goldy's ex, his flashy new girlfriend, the castle owner, and the dead man Goldy found floating in the castle moat. Not to mention a woman Tom once loved, who seems to have returned from the dead and is causing Goldy no end of distress. But Diane Mott Davidson's gutsy, multitalented series heroine (Prime Cut, Tough Cookie) triumphs again--the proof is in the reading as well as the eating in this fast-paced, frothy dessert. --Jane Adams
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