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Title: Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson ISBN: 0-553-57830-8 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.96 (45 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Goldy hits the slopes
Comment: Normally I'd start a review for a DMD book encouraging readers to read the series in order. After going through the reviews, there seems to be an unusual number of new readers who aren't bothered by a lack of background and many old readers who are bothered by a lack of new material. I still enjoy getting reacquainted with the gang in each book but would agree that there isn't much progress in their lives in this book.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. However, it had much to do with the setting - Killdeer resort. We spend lots of time in Summit County and it was great fun identifying the bits and pieces of the various resorts that Davidson borrowed to create her fictional resort. For example, The Bistro restaurant is clearly based on one of my favorite restaurants in Keystone. And, yes, all of the skiing is fun for a skier to read about.
The plot is probably more on the 3.5 star range. As usual, DMD assembles a reasonably interesting half dozen new folks and drops enough clues that any one of them could be the bad guy. I echo some of the other reviewers in our frustration with Goldy's underhanded investigative techniques and her inability to stop stupidly putting herself into peril. You'd think she'd learn to listen to Tom.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fast pace, good supporting characters
Comment: This is the second book I've read in this series. This one is faster paced than Dying for Chocolate. Mrs. Davidson does a better job of conveying the passage of time in this novel also. It is quite evident that this is a later installment. The quality of the writing is better. Mrs. Davidson does a marvelous job of giving the reader the feeling of being in Colorado. The book is full of interesting characters. Loved "Marla" and "Arthur." The plot will keep you guess for some time. The story line wraps up quickly at the end, but I did like the way the criminal was caught. I wouldn't mind reading this one again. There are a few things that I found unbelieveable about this novel as did other readers (I read the previous reviews), but none of them ruined the novel for me.
Rating: 4
Summary: Goldy's on PBS live
Comment: In the ninth of her Goldy Bear Schulz culinary mystery series, Davidson serves up a delicious concotion of murder, Colorado skiing, marvelous recipes (don't neglect to try them!) and plucky detective work on the part of her main character, caterer Goldy.
She's appearing on a PBS cooking show, broadcast from high in the Rockies, which doesn't always go well. Someone wants her dead, as she discovers when her van is forced off the road. A wealthy man she has dated briefly is found dead on a ski run.
Fueled by expresso coffee, comforted and nourished by chocolate cookies, Goldy gets to the heart of the matter. This winter's tale is best read next to a glowing fireplace with a tray of her chocolate cookies at hand! Recommended.
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Title: Prime Cut by Diane Mott Davidson ISBN: 0553574671 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sticks & Scones by Diane Mott Davidson ISBN: 0553578316 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Killer Pancake by Diane Mott Davidson ISBN: 0553572040 Publisher: Crime Line Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson ISBN: 0553574663 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson ISBN: 0553578359 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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