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Friday, July 7, 2023

A Souffle of Suspicion

 A Souffle of Suspicion is the 2nd book in the French Bistro series by Daryl Wood Gerber.   It is set in Napa with Mimi Rousseau as the main character.   She is the young woman who owns a bistro as well as the Inn next door.   The 2 businesses keep her busy enough prior to the inn playing host to a Sweets Festival.  The addition of a dead body into the picture just further complicates the matter.  The subsequent investigation into the death leads Mimi to question the motives and alibis of many local residents.  The mystery is well-structured and the crime ends up being resolved in a manner that makes sense and believable.  Unfortunately, I do not think this series will be continued as there hasn't been another published in this series since this one in 2018.   This is too bad as there are definitely some cliffhangers in the storyline regarding the personal lives of the characters.  Hopefully, the author returns to this series after focusing on other series she is currently writing.  


 A Soufflé of Suspicion

A Soufflé of Suspicion by Daryl Wood Gerber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Enjoyable read set on the Napa Valley area. Foodies will love the delicious meals described and the recipes included on the book. The mystery is well written with Mimi going back and forth on suspecting the different possible guilty parties. Her reasons and queries are laid out in a way the reader can readily follow. Not sure if there will be more in the series but I hope so

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Challenge Prompts

The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

  1. Goodreads and Reading by the Numbers #ReadingByNumbers2023 Book #  82
  2. Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Book #   66
  3. Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2023  Series:11  Book #1
  4. Stacking the Series  #stackingseries2023 2
  5. Series Catchup #seriescatchup2023 = 3
  6. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2023   Book #74
  7. Back List Reader  #Backlistreader  Book #59
  8. Cruisin thru Cozies  Free choice #36
  9. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #61
  10. Craving for Cozies  Book #53
  11. Six Shooter Challenge  Target # 44 Shot #6
  12. Medical Examiner Challenge 1 Toe Tags
  13. HP Quidditch 23 #16 Beater: Includes a competition

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