Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis

Goodreads Description:
Few can compete with Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but her childhood rival, Sophie Winston, certainly tries. Natasha may have stolen the spotlight and Sophie's husband but Sophie is determined to rob her of the prize for the Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown. She just needs the right ingredient.

But Sophie's search for the perfect turkey takes a basting when she stumbles across a corpse. And when the police find her name and photo inside the victim's car, Sophie will have to set her trussing aside to solve the murder or she'll be serving up prison grub.


This book has been sitting on my To Read Shelf for quite a while. I can't believe I waited so long to read it. I love a good cozy  mystery. This series fits the bill: an intelligent, likable, and down to earth sleuth, a love interest, a few lovable if irritating relatives and a nemesis you love to hate.  Sophie is a well developed character that I look forward to reading more about. I think she shows incredible patience in dealing with all the distractions in her life.  She's far nicer to Natasha than Natasha deserves.  The one thing I did find irritating was the attitude of the police, even Wolfe, whom, I hope will be taking a more personal role in Sophie's life.  The police just seemed too pigheaded for my tastes.  However, that just made it more enjoyable when Sophie solved the case.

If you are looking for a great cozy series that includes some down to earth entertaining tips, you should give this one a try.

1 comment:

Dru said...

You will definitely enjoy the other three books in this series.