Death of a Kitchen Diva (Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jul 14, 2016 Book Concierge rated it did not like it

Shelves: series, maine, concierge, library, cooking, zero-stars, cozy-mystery

ZERO stars

This cozy mystery is the first in the Hayley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery series. Hayley is a single mother of two teenagers in Bar Harbor, Maine. She works at the Island Times newspaper as the office manager, but when the much-loved food columnist finally retires, Hayley steps in to that role. Unfortunately, she immediately runs afoul of the rival newspaper’s kitchen diva, and everyone in town is soon aware of the bad blood between Hayley and Karen Appelbaum. So when Karen is foun ...more

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Feb 07, 2018 Amanda A rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook, read-in-2018

3.5 stars

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Apr 12, 2012 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery, kindle, food

This was an ok cozy, but I liked the characters, even though they all did really stupid things (view spoiler). I liked the columns Hayley wrote but based on what we saw of her life, they seem like lies as I don't see where she had time for all that cooking and drinking (and would be best if the drinking was a lie otherwise she is an alcoholic).

I do like she is a si ...more

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Dec 16, 2012 Moondance rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery, cozy, culinary

Good cozy to read on a rainy afternoon. Hayley has a public food fight with a rival food columnist and becomes a suspect in her murder. Zany characters, good recipes and excellent cocktails. 3 stars

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Dec 27, 2021 Allison Ann rated it did not like it

Shelves: series-start, loaner, reviewed, kimberly

Didn't like the main character or the majority of her friends. The author was probably trying for wacky, but ended up with stupid, obnoxious and exhausting. Won't continue. ...more

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