My ReviewThe Corpse Who Knew Too Much is a cozy mystery featuring food blogger Hope Early. Hope finds herself playing detective to help solve the case of a missing person. Her high school friend Devon's mother disappeared twenty years ago. Devon has started a true crime podcast and asks Hope to help solve the mystery. As Hope investigates, more murders occur and she finds herself in danger.
I wanted to read this novel because I love "foodie" books, was intrigued by the blogging theme, and find missing person cold cases fascinating.
This is the fourth book in the Food Blogger Mysteries series. I have not read the earlier books and had a hard time keeping up with all the characters in this novel. A cast of characters page would be tremendously helpful. I suspect this is a novel best read in order with the series, not as a standalone.
The book is well written, with strong descriptions. Hope's food blogging was very interesting, and there is even a section with delicious sounding recipes, including Three-Cheese Lasagna, Rustic Apple Pie, and Sugar Cookies.
There were a number of possible suspects and the mystery kept me guessing! Hope discovered the murderer's identity before I did.
I always love cozy mysteries that feature pets, and enjoyed Bigelow, the rescue dog, and Princess, the cat.
I think that cozy mystery readers who also have an interest in cooking or blogging will be especially interested in The Corpse Who Knew Too Much.
Book Synopsis
Food blogger Hope Early takes on a cold case that’s heating up fast . . .
Building on her recipe for success with
her food blog, Hope at Home, Hope is teaching her first blogging class
at the local library in Jefferson, Connecticut. She’s also learning
about podcasts, including a true-crime one called Search for the
Missing, hosted by Hope’s childhood friend, Devon Markham. Twenty years
ago on Valentine’s Day, right here in Jefferson, Devon’s mom disappeared
and was never found. Finally Devon has returned to solve the mystery of
what happened to her mother—and she asks Hope to help.
The next day Hope discovers Devon’s
apartment has been ransacked. Her laptop with the research on her
mother’s cold case is missing, and Devon is nowhere to be found. When
her friend’s body is later discovered in a car wreck, Hope is convinced
it’s no accident. Clearly, Devon was too close to the truth, and the
cold-blooded killer is still at large in Jefferson. Now it’s up to Hope
to find the guilty party—before the food blogger herself becomes the
next subject of another true-crime podcast . . .
Includes Recipes from Hope’s Kitchen!
Author BioDebra Sennefelder is an
avid reader who reads across a range of genres, but mystery fiction is
her obsession. Her interest in people and relationships is channeled
into her novels against a backdrop of crime and mystery.
Her first novel, THE UNINVITED CORPSE (A
Food Blogger mystery) was published in 2018. When she’s not reading,
she enjoys cooking and baking and as a former food blogger, she is
constantly taking photographs of her food. Yeah, she’s that person.
Born and raised in New York City, where
she majored in her hobby of fashion buying, she now lives and writes in
Connecticut with her family. She’s worked in retail and publishing
before becoming a full-time author. Her writing companion is her
adorable and slightly spoiled Shih Tzu, Connie.
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Purchase Links
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Giveaway
One lucky reader will win the book The Corpse Who Knew Too Much (print book). This contest is open to readers in the USA and Canada. Giveaway ends at midnight 4/15/21. Winner will be notified by email and needs to reply within 48 hours or another name will be drawn. Good luck!
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