Author: Avery Aames
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
Series: A Cheese Shop Mystery #1
Pages: 325
Format: Kindle
Source: Purchase
Description:
Welcome to the grand
opening of Fromagerie Bessette. Or as it's more commonly known by the
residents of small-town Providence, Ohio-the Cheese Shop. Proprietor
Charlotte Bessette has prepared a delightful sampling of bold Cabot
Clothbound Cheddar, delicious tortes of Stilton and Mascarpone, and a
taste of Sauvignon Blanc-but someone else has decided to make a little
crime of passion the piece de resistance. Right outside the shop
Charlotte finds a body, the victim stabbed to death with one of her
prized olive-wood handled knives.
My Thoughts:
In this book we meet local Cheese Shop owner Charlotte Bessette, her cousin Matthew, his twin daughters and her grandparents. Early in the book Charlotte hosts a wine and cheese sampling and confrontations run high between Charlotte's grandmother and Kristine who wants to over take and become Mayor of the town claiming to fix all that is wrong. When Kristine's husband winds up dead all leads point to Grandmère Charlotte's grandmother who gets placed under house arrest.
Unlike most cozy books this one seemed to have no shortage of suspects but not much on motive or means. Could it be Ed's wife Kristine finding out that Ed was doing shaddy deals? Or was it Meredith Charlotte's best friend who seems to have something to hide? Was it the museum curator Felicia who had a falling out with Ed? And who is the mysterious person having an affair with Ed?
What I liked:
I liked the relationship between Charlotte and Rebecca it was such a great rapport between the two. They work well together in the shop. I also enjoyed how Rebecca convinced Charlotte to look into what was really going on! I also loved the references to various tv shows and mystery movies.
I loved the relationship between Charlotte, Matthew and the grandparents it meshed well together. I also enjoyed the discussions on various cheeses and watching the romance between Charlotte and Jordan along with Matthew and his love interest.
What I didn't like:
The big thing I wasn't a fan of and if it was me as Charlotte I'd want to really scream at Kristine about being so blind as to how her daughter was behaving towards other kids. Taking things her mother said and running at the mouth to Matthew's daughters and instigating situations where the twins looked bad and like trouble makers, but in the end it seemed to work out to a better situation by the end of the story.
Also I think Kristine got a little extreme with the whole election coming up and making a fool over herself trying to sell out Grandmère as a murderer. Being under house arrest really made it impossible for her to fix her image and work on things as the mayor, but I enjoyed how it played out in the end!
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