The Crepes of Wrath is the first of the Pancake House mysteries by Sarah Fox. I have previously read her Literary Pub series and enjoyed them so I was excited to try this series. This was a unique story set in Washington State. Marley comes to help out her cousin Jimmy with his Pancake restaurant while he is in the hospital recovering from pneumonia. Apparently, someone was not happy with his early release and murdered him on the day he returned home. Turns out Marley has to decide how long she will be in town helping with the restaurant. She faces decisions about being there vs returning to her law assistant position in Seattle. A budding friendship adds complexity to this decision. Of course, being a cozy there is an amateur sleuthing episode to follow along with while all this personal drama occurs. I will say that at times Marley feels like the silly girl in a horror movie that runs toward trouble vs finding a way to avoid it. Other than that it is a fun book with a good mystery.
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I listened to this on audiobook and enjoyed the narration. She does a wonderful job of doing the different character voices. I enjoyed the story and the characters for the most part. The mystery was written with lots of twists with subtle clues thrown in to interpret. My biggest misgiving with the story was how Marley often made dumb horror story type decisions. A murderer is on the loose but I am going to confront a burglar rather than call police immediately those type things. I don’t want to reveal any spoilers so I won’t say more examples but there are several bad choices that I found myself rolling my eyes at. I will continue reading the series though as I did enjoy it overall
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