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Paperback, $7.99. ISBN: 978-0061348167.
My favorite caterer, Goldy Schultz, is back in this, her 16th book.
Unfortunately, this is not one of my favorite Goldy books. I miss the banter between Goldy and Marla. I miss the references to church, and her faith. I miss the plethora of detailed recipes. Her son, Arch, is a peripheral character in this story, and I miss watching him grow. He was such a confused and tortured soul when the series began - torn with the conflict between his divorced parents, distress at the abusiveness of his father, and the stress of becoming his own person. I enjoyed watching him grow and mature in the earlier stories.
Goldy is thrown into a new mystery when she invites her friend Yolanda, and Yoldanda's Aunt Ferdinanda to live with them after Yolanda is left unexpectedly homeless when their house burns to the ground. This is the second home that they have had burn down around them, and in both circumstances, arson was the cause.
Yolanda and Ferdinanda blame all of their problems on Chris, saying that he is a scorned lover, and is stalking Yolanda. As Goldy attempts to find out the attempt of Chris' problem, she stumbles into the much larger web of deception that ties into the recent death of Ernest McCloud. Surrounded by the nine mysterious puppies, the attempted break in and robbery in their home, a missing million dollar necklace, and the unexplained "accidents" that occur at her catering events, Goldy finds danger on every side of her, and it is quickly closing in around them.
Can Goldy solve the puzzle and get to the root of the mystery before her family loses everything?
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