Murder by Cheesecake
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The first novel in the all-new Golden Girls Cozy Mystery Series!
When Dorothy’s obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens the elaborate St. Olaf–themed wedding Rose is hosting.
Things are heating up, and not just because of Blanche’s hot flashes. Rose’s cousin is eloping to Miami, and Rose is playing host. If she can't balance the groom’s family’s snobbery against the traditional St. Olaf wedding week guidelines, her hometown may never accept her cousin again!
Dorothy quickly realizes she needs a date with whom she can exchange wedding-related wisecracks. Turning to a newfangled VHS dating service, she believes she’s found the ideal conversationalist. Unfortunately, what looks good on TV can actually be a total jerk in real life. It seems she’ll just have to enjoy the company of Sophia, Blanche, and whomever Blanche has targeted for a hookup.
As the Girls all pitch in, Rose is thrilled that the tea-and-fish-themed kickoff event is perfect, not a herring out of place. That is until Dorothy’s date is found dead—face-planted in an otherwise scrumptious-looking cheesecake. With every guest a suspect (especially Dorothy) and a marriage on the line, the four besties must ID the real killer, get the should-be-happy couple down the aisle, and make sure nobody from St. Olaf gets lost in the wilds of Miami. It’s up to the Golden Girls to sleuth out a way for friendship and love to win the day!
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Love the Golden Girls, liked the book
I am a huge fan of the "Golden Girls", I watch it constantly as my comfort show and can quote it in my sleep. So of course I was excited, when I found out there's gonna be a cozy-murder-mystery book about my four favorite seniors (the murder-mystery episode in season 7 is one of my all-time favorites). The story is quite simple, Rose's cousin (who calls her aunt Rose, because of the age gap) is getting married and a few days before the wedding a dead body is found, one that is somehow connected to one of our four girls. Who did it and how are the girls gonna prove they're innocent? It was a simple read (even for me as English is not my first language) with much of the known humor from the show and little easter eggs about it sprinkled throughout. I could really hear their four voices in my head as I was reading, although I couldn't grasp some of the choices they made in the book when comparing it to the show. I would have liked to have seen more perspectives, as the book relies heavily on two of the characters, leaving the other two somewhat neglected. And (like the show) the book works best and is the most fun when all four are together. I might not read it a second time (other than re-watching the show over and over again) but I will definetly buy the second book "Death on the Lanai".
Description
The first novel in the all-new Golden Girls Cozy Mystery Series!
When Dorothy’s obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens the elaborate St. Olaf–themed wedding Rose is hosting.
Things are heating up, and not just because of Blanche’s hot flashes. Rose’s cousin is eloping to Miami, and Rose is playing host. If she can't balance the groom’s family’s snobbery against the traditional St. Olaf wedding week guidelines, her hometown may never accept her cousin again!
Dorothy quickly realizes she needs a date with whom she can exchange wedding-related wisecracks. Turning to a newfangled VHS dating service, she believes she’s found the ideal conversationalist. Unfortunately, what looks good on TV can actually be a total jerk in real life. It seems she’ll just have to enjoy the company of Sophia, Blanche, and whomever Blanche has targeted for a hookup.
As the Girls all pitch in, Rose is thrilled that the tea-and-fish-themed kickoff event is perfect, not a herring out of place. That is until Dorothy’s date is found dead—face-planted in an otherwise scrumptious-looking cheesecake. With every guest a suspect (especially Dorothy) and a marriage on the line, the four besties must ID the real killer, get the should-be-happy couple down the aisle, and make sure nobody from St. Olaf gets lost in the wilds of Miami. It’s up to the Golden Girls to sleuth out a way for friendship and love to win the day!
Book Information
Posts
Love the Golden Girls, liked the book
I am a huge fan of the "Golden Girls", I watch it constantly as my comfort show and can quote it in my sleep. So of course I was excited, when I found out there's gonna be a cozy-murder-mystery book about my four favorite seniors (the murder-mystery episode in season 7 is one of my all-time favorites). The story is quite simple, Rose's cousin (who calls her aunt Rose, because of the age gap) is getting married and a few days before the wedding a dead body is found, one that is somehow connected to one of our four girls. Who did it and how are the girls gonna prove they're innocent? It was a simple read (even for me as English is not my first language) with much of the known humor from the show and little easter eggs about it sprinkled throughout. I could really hear their four voices in my head as I was reading, although I couldn't grasp some of the choices they made in the book when comparing it to the show. I would have liked to have seen more perspectives, as the book relies heavily on two of the characters, leaving the other two somewhat neglected. And (like the show) the book works best and is the most fun when all four are together. I might not read it a second time (other than re-watching the show over and over again) but I will definetly buy the second book "Death on the Lanai".