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By Stephanie DePue
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
In"Fatally Flawed,"Colorado-based author Diane Mott Davidson delivers her fifteenth entry in the popular best-selling series centered on Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz. Here she is struggling with the world's worst Bridezilla, Billie Attenborough, and long-suffering Charlotte, the girl's unusually patient and accepting mother. And Goldy is wondering, will she ever get the three times postponed, hundreds of times changed wedding out of her hair. So, it's another tasty entry by the New York Times bestselling author of Sweet Revenge, Dark Tort, and Double Shot.
We come upon Goldy in what's been a long, rainy summer for her, busy doing wedding receptions for a substantial slice of the female residents of the little resort, skiing, mountain town, Aspen Meadow. Bridezilla Billie has changed her menu six times and the event date twice. Now she wants to move the location to the Gold Gulch Spa just a scant two days before tying the knot to her doctor fiancé. And Goldy has historically had difficulties with Victor Lane, the nasty man who owns the spa.
Then Doc Finn, who is the popular, retired local doctor, and has become the best friend of Goldy's godfather, Jack, is killed when his car tumbles into a ravine. At least that's what appears to have happened. But Jack wonders what a pair of Charlotte's shoes are doing in Doc's car - when Jack is the guy who was seeing Charlotte-- and, in general, thinks Doc Finn was murdered. Because of the research Finn was doing at the spa. Suspicions that are confirmed when Jack himself is attacked.... Read more ›
We come upon Goldy in what's been a long, rainy summer for her, busy doing wedding receptions for a substantial slice of the female residents of the little resort, skiing, mountain town, Aspen Meadow. Bridezilla Billie has changed her menu six times and the event date twice. Now she wants to move the location to the Gold Gulch Spa just a scant two days before tying the knot to her doctor fiancé. And Goldy has historically had difficulties with Victor Lane, the nasty man who owns the spa.
Then Doc Finn, who is the popular, retired local doctor, and has become the best friend of Goldy's godfather, Jack, is killed when his car tumbles into a ravine. At least that's what appears to have happened. But Jack wonders what a pair of Charlotte's shoes are doing in Doc's car - when Jack is the guy who was seeing Charlotte-- and, in general, thinks Doc Finn was murdered. Because of the research Finn was doing at the spa. Suspicions that are confirmed when Jack himself is attacked.... Read more ›
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I enjoyed this book as much as the previous ones. I didn't manage to guess who the murderer was or the reason behind it. The characters were well portrayed, although perhaps Billie the Bridezilla was a bit over the top, I can't see anyone putting up with her behaviour normally unless you are desparate for work! I keep looking at the recipes and maybe one of these days I will get round to trying them, the only thing that puts me off them is the huge quantities involved.
By GunillaB
Format:Hardcover
This time gourmet caterer and amateur detective Goldy has a big wedding on her plate. It will take place at a spa in Colorado, if the bride ever stops continuously changing everything and being generally unpleasant. Of course people die. And as usual Goldy escapes by the skin of her teeth, this time from being drowned and cooked at the same time. As always there are some receipts in the book, for dishes that Goldy prepares between sleuthing. I usually follow the well-baked Goldy stories and this one is over the series average.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've just read and reviewed another of her books ... SWEET REVENGE ... these both are much better than her earliest books ... and I thought those were great ... so ... READ AND ENJOY. We are recipe lovers as well so this is a double-deal ... and this one got read 2x pronto as well.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Goldy Schulz agrees to cater the wrong wedding, the seemingly unlikely match of obnoxious, demanding Ms. Billie Attenborough to the much younger, Dr. Craig Miller. When Billie isn't changing the menu, the date, or the venue for the wedding, she's constantly calling or stalking Goldy for some nonsense purpose. In the process, Diane Mott Davidson draws a very funny picture of what brides can be like . . . at their very worst. This is the best aspect of the book.
Ms. Davidson's books often have unpleasant elements in them, including bad behavior, boorish manners, self-absorption to the point of harming others, over-indulgences, and stop-at-nothing mono-manias. In the earlier books in the series, there was an obligatory scene where Goldy was beaten up pretty badly. Fortunately, the violence is more muted toward Goldy in this book. But you'll meet a lot of very unpleasant characters. If you can laugh at them, you'll enjoy the book. If you feel like you are at the party, you won't enjoy the reading nearly as much.
As with the fourteen prior books in the series, there's murder afoot and no one will solve the crimes until Goldy sticks her fork in. As background, Goldy's godfather, Jack Carmichael, has unexpectedly moved across the street . . . much to the annoyance of his son who thinks Goldy is trying to get her hands on the family money. Jack's a "recovering" lawyer with lots of money and a yet to smoke, drink, and fish while claiming to be redoing his house. He's also casually dating Billie's mom . . . which helps set up some interesting complications for Goldy's catering.
Jack really likes to hang out with his old buddy, Doc Finn, who shares a love for drinking and fishing. When Doc is killed, Jack starts acting very mysteriously. He won't confide in Goldy . . .... Read more ›
Ms. Davidson's books often have unpleasant elements in them, including bad behavior, boorish manners, self-absorption to the point of harming others, over-indulgences, and stop-at-nothing mono-manias. In the earlier books in the series, there was an obligatory scene where Goldy was beaten up pretty badly. Fortunately, the violence is more muted toward Goldy in this book. But you'll meet a lot of very unpleasant characters. If you can laugh at them, you'll enjoy the book. If you feel like you are at the party, you won't enjoy the reading nearly as much.
As with the fourteen prior books in the series, there's murder afoot and no one will solve the crimes until Goldy sticks her fork in. As background, Goldy's godfather, Jack Carmichael, has unexpectedly moved across the street . . . much to the annoyance of his son who thinks Goldy is trying to get her hands on the family money. Jack's a "recovering" lawyer with lots of money and a yet to smoke, drink, and fish while claiming to be redoing his house. He's also casually dating Billie's mom . . . which helps set up some interesting complications for Goldy's catering.
Jack really likes to hang out with his old buddy, Doc Finn, who shares a love for drinking and fishing. When Doc is killed, Jack starts acting very mysteriously. He won't confide in Goldy . . .... Read more ›
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