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Darina Lisle #4

Recipe for Death

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Asked to judge a prestigious cooking competition in London, professional caterer Darina Lisle befriends the winner, Verity Fry, and senses unexplained hostility beteen Verity and her fiance

422 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

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Janet Laurence

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Janet Laurence also writes cookery books and one of her creations in the detective genre is Darina Lisle, a cook and caterer.

She has written 10 novels featuring Darina Lisle between 1989 and 2001. The first was 'A Deepe Coffyn (1989) and the last to date was 'The Mermaid's Feast (2001).

She is also the creator of the Canaletto series of mysteries, set in 18th century London. There are three in the series, which began with 'Canaletto and the Case of Westminster Bridge' (1997).

Gerry Wolstenholme
September 2010

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119 reviews4 followers
October 23, 2018
Cover:

Mir hat das Cover sehr gut gefallen es passt prima zu der Story, es zeigt eine Pastete, den Klappentext fand ich sehr ansprechend daher wollte ich das Buch unbedingt lesen!

Es ist mein erstes Buch von Darina Lisles, und hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Die Autorin schreibt sehr angenehm und ausdrucksstark so das man sich die Szenen gut im Kopfkino vorstellen kann, es ist ein sehr interessanter und spannender Fall, man kann den Täter nicht erahnen, wer jedoch etwas mehr blutrünstige Szenen erwartet ist bei diesem Buch falsch. Das ganze spielt in England und Frankreich. Es gibt sehr viele Charaktere alle unterschiedlicher Art, von liebeswert bis unsympatisch, die Autorin stellt sie nach und nach vor. Natürlich hat mir Darina die Hauptdarstellerin am besten gefallen, eine taffe Frau die Kochbuchautorin, Jurorin bei einem Kochwettbewerb und Hoppydetektivin ist, toll fand ich das sie überall ohne zu zögern mit angepackt hat. Sie weiß auch in ihrer Beziehung sehr gut was sie will. Zum Inhalt möchte ich nichts verraten, lest es selber.

Fazit:

Da ich eher Krimis lese, die nicht nicht blutrünstig sind, sondern eher humorvoll, hat mir das Buch sehr gut gefallen, ich fand es spannend und sehr unterhaltend, die Charaktere sind gut beschrieben und von nebenan. England finde ich eine tolle Landschaft, also auch das passt, daher bekommt das Buch von mir eine Leseempfehlung! Für Fan´s spannender und actionreicher Kriminalromane ist dieser Roman eher nichts. Ein dickes Dankeschön der Autorin für die tollen Lesestunden!
998 reviews10 followers
April 29, 2024
Young Verity Fry wins a cooking competition for aspiring chefs. Darina Lisle, food writer and cookbook author is one of the judges. Darina meets Verity’s family and is invited to visit their organic farm when she visits Somerset. During her visit, Verity’s mother is killed by a hit and run driver and the mother’s best friend is poisoned. There are many relationships bubbling under the surface, and Darina puzzles over them and the murders while trying to sort out her own life. Interesting people, red herrings, and a surprising conclusion. Recommended.

Readalikes:
Lee Hollis – Death of a Cookbook Author; Debra Sennenfelder – How the Murder Crumbles; Karen Rose Smith – Murder with Chocolate Tea; T. C. LoTempio – Eat, Drink and Drop Dead; Diane Mott Davidson – Sticks & Scones; Linda S. Reilly – Up to No Gouda; Stephanie Cole – Al Dente’s Inferno; Joanne Fluke – Carrot Cake Murder; Jenn McKinlay – Wedding Cake Crumble.

Pace: Moderately paced
Character: Interesting backstories and relationships
Storyline: Intricately plotted
Writing style: Richly detailed; Engaging
Tone: Amusing
Frame: England’s west country, Somerset; Contemporary
Themes: Culinary mysteries

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1,782 reviews4 followers
January 5, 2017
Darina Lisle is making herself a name as a cookery writer and has been asked to be one of the judges in a cookery competition. There she meets the winner - Verity Fry and the chef Simon Chapman. Following an invitation to visit the Frys' organic farm, Darina becomes involved in helping with the running of the Frys' mail order business when tragedy strikes.

Darina's boyfriend - detective William Pigram - is away in the US but Darina soon finds herself with plenty to do and her own detective instincts are awakened when murder makes an appearance. I enjoyed this well written mystery which combines cooking and murder. Even though the book was written many years ago it has stood the test of time well and will be read and enjoyed by a new generation of readers.

This is the fourth book in the series and the books can be read in any order.
1,931 reviews8 followers
October 17, 2014
No recipes in the book.
Darina, British, judges a cooking contest.
Organic animal farm.
2 murders.
Pretty good.
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