Death By Chocolate

by Paul Freed

Members of the newly renovated Meadowbrook Health Resort are dropping like flies, including famed chef Edith Chiles! On the eve of the grand re-opening, this is not the best advertisement. It's up to John Stone, the manager, to find the cause and the murderer. Delightfully sarcastic and cynical, Stone finds himself teaming up with Ed Parlor, mystery writer and amateur sleuth, in a wacky race against time. The clues point to a sinister box of chocolates, and the suspects include all the outlandis

86 pages, Paperback

Published July 7, 2017

Reviews

[Barbara]

Unnecessarily silly names. "Fat" jokes (and character) integral to plot. Curtain line: "There goes dinner, just like BARNABY only not as funny. Lots of one-liners. Pistol-lighter appears. "But that's in a play. This isn't a play!" Lightweight imitation of BLOODY MURDER. Maybe reader's theater but too long.

[Jake Van Hoorn]

Lot of fat jokes and one character’s name meant to mock a learning disability. Overall felt very mean spirited