A Dish Best Served Cold
by Rosie Genova
This is an enjoyable, fast summertime read, which takes you to the jersey shore and beyond.~Mystery Playground
If you’re a beach lover, and especially if you’re an aficionado of Italian cuisine, you’ll love this book (and the Italian Kitchen series) with the delicious recipes, busy kitchen, wonderful characters, and of course the Jersey Shore and Boardwalk! I highly recommend A Dish Best Served Cold by Rosie Genova, and grant it our highest rating of Five Kitties.
~Jane Reads
~Jane Reads
A Dish Best Served Cold:An Italian Kitchen Mystery (Italian Kitchen Mystery, An)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: NAL (August 4, 2015)
ISBN-13: 978-0451415165
Synopsis
The national bestselling author of The Wedding Soup Murder returns to the Jersey Shore where a killer is stirring up trouble during a hurricane…
At the Casa Lido, the end of summer means a party, and hit whodunit writer Victoria “Vic” Rienzi and her family are cooking like crazy for the restaurant’s seventieth anniversary celebration. As they chop onions and garlic, old family friend Pete Petrocelli stops by, saying he knows something that would make for a good mystery novel. Curious, Vic asks Nonna to elaborate on Pete’s claim and learns of a relative who mysteriously disappeared back in Italy…The night of the party brings a crowd—and a full throttle hurricane. When the storm finally passes, everyone thinks they’re in the clear—until the first casualty is found, and it’s Pete. Remembering his visit, Vic isn’t certain Pete’s death was an accident and decides to dig deeper into his story. What she finds is meatier than Nonna’s sauce…
A Jersey girl born and bred, national bestselling author Rosie Genova left her heart at the shore, which serves as the setting for much of her work. Her new series, the Italian Kitchen Mysteries, is informed by her appreciation for good food, her pride in her heritage, and her love of classic mysteries from Nancy Drew to Miss Marple. Her debut novel, Murder and Marinara, was named a 2013 Best Cozy by Suspense Magazine and is a finalist for a 2014 Daphne Award. An English teacher by day and novelist by night, Rosie also writes women’s fiction as Rosemary DiBattista. She still lives in her home state with her husband and the youngest of her three Jersey boys.
Author LinksWebsite: www.rosiegenova.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RosieGenova
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6462450.Rosie_Genova
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My review;
This is Book 3 in the series by Rosie Genova called "An Italian Kitchen Mystery". This book is called "A Dish Best Served Cold". I have to say that being Italian and one who loves to cook I couldn't wait to read this. I was unable to read the first two in the series. I really enjoyed this story. It is a wonderful mystery full of twists, turns, weird characters and always food and cooking. Victoria Rienzi is trying to help her family celebrate the 70th annivesary of the restaurant's opening. The plan is to have it outside but, a hurricane decides to come to the party, too. After the party a body is found. He is an older man, a old family friend that has fallen on bad times. Who would want to kill him? Is it really a murder? Victoria feels as if she has to find out what really happened. I give this book a 5/5. I was given this book for the purpose of a review and all opinions are my own.
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ReplyDeleteThe title alone makes me want to read this book.
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ReplyDeleteI want to know who is getting revenge. Is it the person from the story back in Italy, the guy telling the story or the owner of the Italian eatery. I will need ravioli when I read this.
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to ready this book!
ReplyDeleteThe cover looks like a little Italian coffee shop!
ReplyDeleteSo excited to read this!
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