A Brisket, A Casket is the first in the Deadly Deli Mystery series by Delia Rosen. Right now there are 6 books in this series.About The Book:When Gwen learns she's inherited Murray's, the native New Yorker leaves her chaotic career and messy divorce behind to start over in Nashville. But the venture seems doomed from the start. Murray's taken his recipes and secret list of food suppliers to the grave with him, and ruthless real estate developer Royce Sinclair will stop at nothing to try and sandwich Murray's into his already overstuffed portfolio. Then, on Kosher Karaoke Night, longtime customer Buster Sergeant bites into his brisket ... and bites the dust. The coroner says food poisoning, but Gwen's not convinced. Now, with the help of hunky police detective Beau McClintock, "Nashville Katz" -as Gwen is quickly nicknamed- will find herself adding "private investigator" to her resume- and a new love to her life.My Thoughts:I have been so busy reading and reviewing books for authors and book tours that I've not really had much time to just read a book for me. I decided to remedy that this week by picking up a book of my own to read. And I sure am glad I did!!This book first drew my attention because it takes place in Nashville, one of my favorite places to be. But soon, this book became way more than just where it was taking place. It was truly a great story. And leaves you guessing all the way through the book as to who killed Buster Sergeant. I didn't see it coming for sure. I thought from the get go that I knew exactly who did it. Boy was I surprised to find out I was very wrong. I love that in a good mystery. I highly recommend reading this book. And I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in the series, One Foot in the Gravy. I love these titles. Food cozies always draw my attention. This book was just OK. I actually forgot what the main character's name was at one point, and there were long stretches of the book where nothing led to the solution to the mystery. There really was no way for the reader to solve it from the minimal number of clues given in the story. And as for the ending--let's just say that I think Gwen, the main character, made a very poor choice. That was compounded by the author not allowing her to even realize that she had a choice.
What do You think about A Brisket, A Casket (2010)?
Cute mystery. Very promising. I hope to see more of this series. The characters are good.
—ermpdmm
A nice little culinary mystery. I like Gwen's little quirks.
—tigger
Cute. Wasn't any more or less than what I expected.
—jjnk
Read it on vacation. A cute mystery story.
—lugosi
