Few can compete with local celebrity Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but Sophie Winston is determined to try. Her childhood rival may have stolen the spotlight—and her husband—but this Thanksgiving Sophie is determined to rob Natasha of the prize for Alexandria, Virginia's Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown. She just needs the right ingredient.
But Sophie's search for the perfect turkey takes a basting when she stumbles across a corpse. And when the police find her name and photo inside the victim's car, Sophie will have to set her trussing aside to solve the murder—or she'll be serving up prison grub...[summary via Amazon]
Sophie Winston is competing in the Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown competition again amateur cooks, like herself, and local celebrities, like her rival Natasha Smith. Despite just being an amateur Sophie is determined to give it her best try and win. However things don't go according to plan when ingredients are tampered with, and she then uncovers the dead body of one of the organizer. As Sophie and her family and friends delve further into the police investigation, it looks like the murderer could have been anyone of them. It's up to Sophie to find the killer before she gets life in prison.
I've seen the "Domestic Diva Mysteries" around for the last few years, and as I'm usually in the middle of several long-running series I haven't picked them up. I finally picked up the first book in the series and all I can wonder is why I haven't started these earlier?
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme blew me away with its complex mystery and intriguing characters. As the first book in the series I was instantly hooked, and I turned the last page feeling like I really need to binge the rest of the books immediately!
Sophie Winston lives with her dog, Daisy, in a old house that once belonged to her ex-husband's family. Marc, her ex-husband and Sophie have no desire to re-unite. Instead Marc lives with Natasha, Sophie's rival and local celebrity. I loved how the two families are still intertwined - to the point of having Thanksgiving together, even though it wasn't planned. Sophie deals with every situation with such tact and grace. I'd be banging my head on a wall, after downing a bottle of wine!! Sophie definitely deserves the title of "Domestic Diva" as she handles all the family and friends that descend on her house during the holidays.
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme is such a charming debut. I was particularly interested in all the little "Q&As" at the beginning of the chapters, from Natasha and Sophie's point of view, how to deal with the holidays, families and running a household. I'm certainly going to be looking forward to future books with more tips and tricks!!
And, because Mochie wouldn't allow me to write a review without mentioning him. Special cozy cat mention to Sophie's new kitten Mochie. I can't wait to see what trouble this ocicat gets up to in future mysteries.
Great mystery, interesting characters... the Domestic Diva Mysteries are well worth a read!
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