Some cozies i like, the majority not so much. This is one of my favorites series. While I generally find it relatively easy to identify the bad guy(s) that doesn't really diminish my enjoyment of the books. I like the setting (behind the scenes in the White House kitchen), the characters, the ...
Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy has Ollie and her crew preparing for the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn and a visit from Ollie's mom and Nana. But when someone is killed, during one of the dinners, everything comes to a screeching halt. The entire cooking staff, including two tv ...
When a new President is elected everyone on the White House staff gets a little nervous. Then when White House Executive Chef, Olivia refuses to serve some buffalo wings that were left in the kitchen as a gift for the children of the new first family, she finds her job in peril. The first family...
I really liked this mystery and can recommend it to friends. Grace the main character is head curator at the Marshfield Manor and copes with events that start when they rent out the grounds to Civil War Re-enactors. She is still trying after book 1 of this series to connect with Jack Embers. Thi...
Now that I've finished this book, maybe I can get something else done around the house! I usually give 4 stars to my favorite cozy mysteries but this one has to be 5 because it was sooo hard to put down. I do love Julie Hyzy's books (both series). Home of the Braised has an imaginative plot, well...
This is absolutely one of the best mysteries you can read. The main character is a news researcher at Midwest Focus Television in Chicago. Her boyfriend is with the competition. They break up but he still wants her information about a hot scoop she's working on. Her private hearts desire is to fi...
“I trust this lack of decorum isn’t indicative of new protocols,” he said with his customary moue of distaste. He leaned over to pick up one of the smallest metal bowls, using his fingers as a pincer to do so. “And I certainly hope you intend to thoroughly scrub all these items before using them....
Her tadpole eyebrows shot upward. “It’s about time,” she said, but when she trundled out the door, she did so with a cheerful thump in her step. Before Bruce and Scott left, I pulled them over to enlist their help, explaining—as well as I could without divulging the truth ...
He moved with heavy-man deliberation toward the glass doors, his lips moving in an angry conversation with no one. Intent on the door, he didn’t notice me until he’d pulled it open. “Hey!” He immediately picked up his pace and made his way toward us, looking for all intents like a linebacker abou...
Bennett was clearly unfazed. The gentle sounds of china and silverware being gathered faded as we headed down the corridor, and I thought about how living one’s entire life in the company of servants sure made for a different outlook. Bennett was wonderful to his employees, generous and kind. His...
Owing to the time of day, that wasn’t a surprise. I raced to the east wing. The red stairwell was the far one at the end of the hall, on the right. When the house was designed and servants lived here, high up in the tiny, spartan rooms that lined this end of the mansion’s ...
he said.Bucky’s uncharacteristic good cheer, coupled with the bleak looks I got from of the rest of my colleagues, stopped me in my tracks.Cyan met my eyes. “What are the bruises from?” she asked, pointing to her own forehead as she stared at mine.“Altercation with a camera,” I said. “Long story....
In that short amount of time we not only prepared the First Family’s breakfast, we also set up another schedule for the remainder of the Saardiscans’ visit. Again. “This schedule has changed every single day since they’ve been here,” Bucky said as we plodded through the pr...
That is, until I got it about six inches wide. At that point, the hinges delivered a shrieking wail that caused everyone in the basement to wince and cover their ears. “I’m sorry,” I said, cringing. Turning to Larry, I asked, “Is there anything we can do for that?” &...
Joe’s questions and requests for clarification: “Wait, which one of Gus’s sons is that again?” helped pass the time quickly. The moment we stepped through the facility’s front doors, Cathy looked up. Her instant alertness and the high-wattage beam on her shiny, pink face t...
Carved out of a much larger space when the building underwent renovation, it was barely bigger than a studio. Because of its retrofit design, once a person entered, they were required to take about fifteen steps through a narrow hall past the lavatory to finally reach the living area. Tiny but se...
“Not much of a guard,” Gav whispered. “I know. But he’s such a sweetheart and truly loves his job. It’s not like we get a lot of excitement around here.” Gav’s eyebrows shot up. “Okay,” I amended, “we get some.” We rode the elevator in silence. Gav studied the digital readout as we made our way u...