On Flashback Fridays I will share with you the books I missed when they were first
released that have been screaming at me from my To-Be-Read bookshelf.
Going way back for this one off of my To-Be-Read shelf!
A Slice of Murder
(Pizza Lover’s Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – North Carolina
Kensington (August 1, 2009)
Hardcover: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0758229489
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0758229496
E-Book ASIN: B003IYI7PU
Not too much happens in the sleepy little town of Timber Ridge, North Carolina–which is fine with pizza-purveyor extraordinaire Eleanor Swift. The spunky owner of A Slice of Delight is trying to mend her broken heart and could use a little quiet time. But when a late night delivery customer turns up dead, she’s in for just the opposite in this delicious mystery series debut, featuring pizza as the prima character . . .
Dollycas’s Thoughts
I have read several books by this author, under his many pseudonyms, (Tim Myers, Casey Mayes, Melissa Glazer) so I knew would like this story.
Eleanor Swift and her husband owned A Slice of Delight. He has passed away and she and her sister now run the pizza joint with the help of a few part-timers. Eleanor takes a late pizza order and delivers it on her way home. But when she arrives at the address the door is ajar and her customer is dead on the floor. She does the right thing and calls 911 but when the police arrive she becomes the prime suspect. Before she loses everything she and her husband worked so hard for she needs to catch the real killer and knock the pepperoni out of them.
I love pizza and I bet you do too. This tasty mystery will delight your mind and put your taste buds on high alert. Ellie is a wonderful woman still trying to get used to life without her husband and several people think she needs to be out there dating. She has one admirer that practically begs to date her on a daily basis. Her sister, Maddy, is pushing her to accept but with a murder on her plate she doesn’t have time to think about dating. The police chief happens to be an old boyfriend from her younger days and she can’t believe he honestly thinks she could kill someone. His son even works for her or at least he did before this investigation when his dad made him quit. He was one angry teenager when that happened. So with some help from Maddy they start the own investigation and what they find is quite surprising. Now if they can just get her old flame to open his eyes to what really happened she can get back to serving some of the best pizzas in town.
Cavender has a great grasp on these characters. Ellie struggle to move on feels very real and her relationship with her sister is very believable. Police chief Kevin Hurley and the rest of the residents of Timber Ridge that actually thought Ellie was guilty really surprised me. I am glad she had some support and others came around to realize her true nature. But not the police chief. For me the jury is still out on him. This being the first book in the series I am holding out hope that he is better at his job in the future.
We were given a good mystery to solve. Several twists but I figured this one out a bit before Ellie. I did enjoy the way it all played out.
I love this pizza theme for a series. Each time Ellie knuckled out that dough, loaded on the toppings and sending those pizzas through the oven my mouth was watering.
Will definitely be reading the next book in the series, Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder
About The Author
CHRIS CAVENDER is the pseudonym for an Agatha Award Nominated Author who has appeared on the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association national bestseller list multiple times.
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Thanks for an interesting post and review. I have read one in this series and need to get back to it. Thanks for the chance to win.
Sounds like a delightful foodie cozy! Thank you for introducing me to a new author, and for the review.
Glad I stopped by today. I like Tim Myers’ books and this series and didn’t know it was the same author. I also missed The Missing Dough, so I’ve requested it from my library.
I love your blog! Thanks for sharing so many authors with us! I’d love to win a hardback cozy–my favorite genre and favorite way to read! Thanks for offering it!
Sounds like a great cozy.
Need to look into this author.
I have this one on my cozy shelf but I haven’t had a chance to read it yet. I’ll have to read it soon. It sounds so good.
This sounds really good and a new Author for me. thanks Penney
This sound great. I love eating pizza. I think pizza is all I ate during my second pregnancy. Thanks for having the giveaway.