Shirley E. (luvantiques) -
Helpful Score: 4
Second in the series about Goldilock's Catering. Goldy faces more problems with her catering service. People keep dying after attending her affairs!! Her abusive ex, aka "The Jerk" continues to make her life miserable, the hunky sheriff wants more than she's willing to give and she's still trying to make her catering business successful enough to pay the bills. And more delicious recipes!! A sure-fire winner.
Helpful Score: 3
A fun whodunit especially if you enjoy cooking/food.
Sharon H. (grannysharon) -
Helpful Score: 3
I only bought this book because chocolate was in the title but was surprised when the suspense crept in. Plus all the action and her mention of what she was preparing while trying to solve murder in her head made me so hungry while reading this book. (She has recipes all through the book, total of 10!) The recipes are good, I tried them. The writing is quite good as well. I enjoyed this book and the bright, opinionated caterer.
Helpful Score: 2
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy.
Kerry K. (mistysmere) -
Helpful Score: 2
Goldy the caterer #2.
Good book. I had to reread about 10 pages, twice, to figure out the murder. All the facts are jammed together all at once with a whole bunch of action, so it took the rereads to sort through all the loose ends.
Good book. I had to reread about 10 pages, twice, to figure out the murder. All the facts are jammed together all at once with a whole bunch of action, so it took the rereads to sort through all the loose ends.
Marge J. (MaplesFlowers) -
Helpful Score: 2
Although it took me two tries before I could actually sit down & read & appreciate the story, it turned out to be a good story. I certainly wasn't expecting the twist at the end, and that could be due to my new interest in this genre & not having experience in reading in this genre. I certainly love the recipes that the book includes - the business of catering being the main character's livelihood. Don't read if you're hungry though...I snacked like crazy reading this book! LOL
Christina P. (Earlystar) reviewed Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Schulz, Bk 2) on + 38 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Goldy is a caterer from Colorado who always ends up in trouble and happens to do sleuthing on the side. A great mystery read with some wonderful recipes thrown in too.
Helpful Score: 1
All the Diane Mott Davidsons are great, full of mouth-watering recipes as well as good, solid sleuthing.
Kelley R. (artistkelley) reviewed Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Schulz, Bk 2) on + 47 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
love this character and series! Even tried some of her recipes!
Helpful Score: 1
A culinary mystery.....great recipes to boot! A quick read!
Helpful Score: 1
With this mystery series you also get great recipes. A caterer who keeps finding bodies. But she makes great food.
Helpful Score: 1
Another in the culinary-centric cozies centered around caterer Goldy Bear. Book contains recipes from the book. Fun read.
Talley Sue H. (TalleySueNYC) reviewed Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Schulz, Bk 2) on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
a nice installment of the series--just as good as all the others, maybe a bit better.
Helpful Score: 1
Great cozy mystery series!
Michelle D. (Nebraskaparkfan) reviewed Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Schulz, Bk 2) on + 58 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
better mystery than the first book if possible
Helpful Score: 1
One of her early books, but every bit as good as the later ones.
Helpful Score: 1
A murder mystery featuring Goldy the caterer and her teenage son. Also featuring several recipes!
Helpful Score: 1
Diane Mott Davidson's books are a fun read, and this is no exception. And, the recipes included sound so scrumptious - I alsways say that I will try one of them, but never have.
Helpful Score: 1
This is the third Goldy book I've read. The other two were later ones in the series, and I haven't read the first. I think Davidson improves as the character grows, but I learned more of Goldy's background with this one. As with the other two, there are a couple of recipes I want to try out.
It isn't necessary to read them in order, but reading the earlier ones explains some references made in later ones.
It isn't necessary to read them in order, but reading the earlier ones explains some references made in later ones.
Helpful Score: 1
Good Story line that keeps you guessing set in a dream place if you like snow and skiing or cooking.
Helpful Score: 1
Thisis the 2nd book in the series.
Elizabeth G. (ejgiese) - , reviewed Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Schulz, Bk 2) on + 51 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Delightful, can't wait to try the recipes....
Helpful Score: 1
Great book with a lot of humor. Ms. Davidson does it again. Great series.
Helpful Score: 1
Too much about the food - less about the storyline. Don't read this book if you're dieting!!
Helpful Score: 1
This is a good series of books. This is the second book in the series.
Helpful Score: 1
2nd in the Goldy Bear series, a bit slow to start & still full of details and dialoge that is unneccesary, but interesting enough overall. Better than 'Catering to Nobody', the first in the series.
Lynne W. (babykittysmama) reviewed Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Schulz, Bk 2) on + 42 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I adore culinary mysteries by Davidson. The way she describes chocolate melting in her mouth had me running to the store to buy a chocolate bar myself!! Great mystery with yummy recipes thrown in.
I don't read mysteries often, and this is my first with this author (I've been given three more!) Great surprise! Goldie, a newly divorced (from an abusive man she calls the 'Jerk'), is trying to start up a small cartering business in a small Colorado community. Along the way, she witnesses the sudden death of a new beau. While investigating the 'accident', things are not what they seem!
A great, easy read! Lots of humor; none of the intense, sometimes grafic detail in others I've read, (like Johnathan Kellerman, who I do love!) To top it all off, there are several real recipes to cook up! Bon Appetite!
A great, easy read! Lots of humor; none of the intense, sometimes grafic detail in others I've read, (like Johnathan Kellerman, who I do love!) To top it all off, there are several real recipes to cook up! Bon Appetite!
Marlane B. (CulinaryfroG) reviewed Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Schulz, Bk 2) on + 6 more book reviews
I always enjoy the goldie mysteries & really like almost all the characters.
meet Goldy Bear; a bright, opinionated, wildly inventive caterer whose personal life has become a recipe for disaster. She's got an abusive ex-husband who's into making tasteless threats, a rash of mounting bills that are taking a huge bite out of her budget, and two enticing men knocking on her door.
Now, determined to take control of her life, Goldy moves her business and her son to Aspen meadow Country Clu, where she accepts a job as a live-in cook. But just as she's beginning to think she's got it made-caatering decadent dinners and posh societ picnics and enjoying the favors of Phillip Miller, a handsome local shrink and Tom Shul'z, her more than friendly neighborhood cop-the dishy doctor drives his BMW into an oncoming bus
Now, determined to take control of her life, Goldy moves her business and her son to Aspen meadow Country Clu, where she accepts a job as a live-in cook. But just as she's beginning to think she's got it made-caatering decadent dinners and posh societ picnics and enjoying the favors of Phillip Miller, a handsome local shrink and Tom Shul'z, her more than friendly neighborhood cop-the dishy doctor drives his BMW into an oncoming bus
highly entertaining culinary themed mystery taking place in beautiful colorado
One of a series of mysteies solved by Goldy, the caterer. The book includes ten recipes. In this story she solves the murder of a local psychiatrist she was dating.
Great quick read! Very enjoyable characters - reminds me somewhat of Sue Grafton.
Meet Goldy Bear...A caterer whos personal life has become a recipe for disaster.
Great recipes in all her books
Great recipes in all her books
These are delightful books! The characters are warm & funny, the plots are well developed ... AND ... there are recipes included in each book!
This is the 2nd Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery.
This is the 2nd Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery.
A light mystery with some terrific recipes.
Rebecca B. (bookmuncher) -
Second in an engaging series of mysteries featuring caterer Goldy Bear. Includes recipes.
Very good!!
Dying for Chocolate is a "yummy" mystery and I love Goldy!
this is an entertaining series.
I love this author and am collecting all of her series from Paperback Swap. The recipes in her books are swell as an extra too :-)
Overall, it was a good book. Goldy is a bit TOO obsessed with her ex, and there were parts that were too wordy, but the mystery was a good one.
Makes your mouth water. Great thing to have receipes in the book. Goldy is a great chef to follow. Almost makes me want to try it.
Good follow up book to Catering to Nobody. And you are in suspense as to whodunnit up to the end!! Have already started on book 3 in the series. Go Goldy!!
Fun reading !!
I always enjoy Ms. Mott's books. Well organized details, fun to read. This one is no exception.
didn't like as much as the first one in the series. i will probably give series another chance.
Yum...recipes, too!!
This is the 7th book in the series, but the first I'd read. Entertaining, quick read!
fast read great book
Suzanne H. (DameEdna) -
From Publishers Weekly
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson ( Catering to Nobody ) brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy. Which of her foes might want to frame her? And who is the critic writing vicious reviews of her cooking in the Mountain Journal ? The plot spins along in good-humored fashion, while Goldy continues to whip up goodies for events like a disastrous "aphrodisiac dinner" for eight and a barbecue at which her luscious dessert smashes on the floor. When Arch vanishes, Goldly panics, but the author makes sure that all enigmas wind up in solutions that will surprise and please.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson ( Catering to Nobody ) brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy. Which of her foes might want to frame her? And who is the critic writing vicious reviews of her cooking in the Mountain Journal ? The plot spins along in good-humored fashion, while Goldy continues to whip up goodies for events like a disastrous "aphrodisiac dinner" for eight and a barbecue at which her luscious dessert smashes on the floor. When Arch vanishes, Goldly panics, but the author makes sure that all enigmas wind up in solutions that will surprise and please.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
NOT just for chocolate lovers, or murder/mystery lovers, but it can't hurt to read even the recipes!
She is one of my favorite writers, I love the recipes that come along with a great mystery, I fell in love with Goldy Bear from book one.
This is my first book written by this author and I enjoyed it. I like mystery and humor and this has both.
After reading many of the books in this foodie mystery series, I feel like I know Goldy and her community. Dying for Chocolate is a quick fun read that will leave you drooling for more.
A culinary mystery starring amateur detective Goldy Bear.
One of her earlier books in the series; but like the others a good read and a good mystery.
Fun, fun!! Murders AND recipes!!! I LOVE Goldy Bear!
Great series, love these books!! Good storys, nice well-rounded characters and yummy sounding recipes.
I couldnt put it down! GREAT BOOK!
I'm really enjoying Goldie's stories so far! I haven't made any of the recipes, but I do plan to.
This one ended up a tangle at the end, but it was entertaining getting there.
This one ended up a tangle at the end, but it was entertaining getting there.
charming addition to this series! enjoyed it!
2nd in the Goldy Bear catering series.
Bought this for the title...anything with "chocolate" in it has to be good, right? Enjoyed the cozy mystery.
I really liked the book, easy reading.
Great mystery and wonderful recipes!
From Publishers Weekly
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson ( Catering to Nobody ) brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy. Which of her foes might want to frame her? And who is the critic writing vicious reviews of her cooking in the Mountain Journal ? The plot spins along in good-humored fashion, while Goldy continues to whip up goodies for events like a disastrous "aphrodisiac dinner" for eight and a barbecue at which her luscious dessert smashes on the floor. When Arch vanishes, Goldly panics, but the author makes sure that all enigmas wind up in solutions that will surprise and please.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson ( Catering to Nobody ) brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy. Which of her foes might want to frame her? And who is the critic writing vicious reviews of her cooking in the Mountain Journal ? The plot spins along in good-humored fashion, while Goldy continues to whip up goodies for events like a disastrous "aphrodisiac dinner" for eight and a barbecue at which her luscious dessert smashes on the floor. When Arch vanishes, Goldly panics, but the author makes sure that all enigmas wind up in solutions that will surprise and please.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
I am really enjoying the Goldy cozies. This is the second book in the series. Although the way the person in this book is murdered seems highly implausible, it IS a cozy after all. So take it with a grain of salt, as they say. It is still a very enjoyable read, and I have to say that I did not figure out who "dunnit" and was quite surprised in the end. Love all the plot twists and turns!
This is the 2nd. book in the series:
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson ( Catering to Nobody ) brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy. Which of her foes might want to frame her? And who is the critic writing vicious reviews of her cooking in the Mountain Journal ? The plot spins along in good-humored fashion, while Goldy continues to whip up goodies for events like a disastrous "aphrodisiac dinner" for eight and a barbecue at which her luscious dessert smashes on the floor. When Arch vanishes, Goldly panics, but the author makes sure that all enigmas wind up in solutions that will surprise and please.
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson ( Catering to Nobody ) brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy. Which of her foes might want to frame her? And who is the critic writing vicious reviews of her cooking in the Mountain Journal ? The plot spins along in good-humored fashion, while Goldy continues to whip up goodies for events like a disastrous "aphrodisiac dinner" for eight and a barbecue at which her luscious dessert smashes on the floor. When Arch vanishes, Goldly panics, but the author makes sure that all enigmas wind up in solutions that will surprise and please.
Good mistery, light reading
From Publishers Weekly:
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson (Catering to Nobody ) brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy. Which of her foes might want to frame her? And who is the critic writing vicious reviews of her cooking in the Mountain Journal ? The plot spins along in good-humored fashion, while Goldy continues to whip up goodies for events like a disastrous "aphrodisiac dinner" for eight and a barbecue at which her luscious dessert smashes on the floor. When Arch vanishes, Goldly panics, but the author makes sure that all enigmas wind up in solutions that will surprise and please.
In this perky mystery complete with toothsome hi-cal recipes, Davidson (Catering to Nobody ) brings back Goldy Bear, the cherubic culinary sleuth with Shirley Temple curls. Fleeing her abusive ex-spouse, a physician she dubs "The Jerk," Goldy and her teenage son Arch find a snug third-floor refuge in the Aspen Meadow, Colo., mansion of quirky Gen. Bo Farquhar, a retired munitions and terrorist pro who breezily detonates bombs while gardening and bird-watching. As the general's live-in gourmet cook, Goldly still has time to run Goldilocks' Catering and juggle two suitors--attractive psychiatrist Philip Miller and comfortably chubby cop Tom Schultz. Philip's shocking death--he careens off a cliff in a BMW after munching her brunch--casts suspicion on Goldy. Which of her foes might want to frame her? And who is the critic writing vicious reviews of her cooking in the Mountain Journal ? The plot spins along in good-humored fashion, while Goldy continues to whip up goodies for events like a disastrous "aphrodisiac dinner" for eight and a barbecue at which her luscious dessert smashes on the floor. When Arch vanishes, Goldly panics, but the author makes sure that all enigmas wind up in solutions that will surprise and please.
Caterer Goldy Bear runs into diaster with an angry ex-husband, mounting bills and an unsavory killer
Shirley D. (bookattic) -
Same old Goldy; up to her elbows in food and up to her neck in disaster. But her nose for investigation sorts everything out and finds the true killer just in time. Good book!
This is the second book in the Goldy the Caterer series. I really love this series. If you're a fan of cooking and a fan of mysteries, then I think you'll enjoy Goldy's adventures. In this book, Goldy has moved to an elite country club subdivision and is working as the live-in cook for an eccentric retired General and his wife. Mysteries abound, starting with the death of Goldy's boyfriend, Psychiatrist Philip Miller. You'll enjoy all of the twists and turns this book takes and Goldy's amateur sleuthing. And, your mouth will water when you read about the menus Goldy is preparing.
Meet Goldy Bear: a bright opinionated, wildly inventive caterer whose personal life has become a recipe for disaster. She's got an abusive ex-husband who's into making tasteless threats, a rash of mounting bills that are taking a huge bite out of her budget, and two enticing men knocking on her door.
Now, determined to take control of her life, Goldy moves her business and her son to ritzy Aspen Meadow Country Club, where she accepts a job as a live-in cook. But just as she's beginning to think she's got it made---catering decadent dinners and posh society picnics and enjoying the favors of Philip Miller, a handsome local shrink, and Tom Schulz, her more-than-friendly neighborhood cop--the dishy doctor inexplicably drives his BMW into an oncoming bus.
Convinced that Philip's bizarre death was no accident Goldy decides to do a little investigating of her own. But sifting through the unpalatable secrets of the dead doc's life will toss her into a case seasoned with unexpected danger and even more unexpected revelations--the kind that could get a caterer and the son she loves....killed.
Another great book, I really enjoy these books
Now, determined to take control of her life, Goldy moves her business and her son to ritzy Aspen Meadow Country Club, where she accepts a job as a live-in cook. But just as she's beginning to think she's got it made---catering decadent dinners and posh society picnics and enjoying the favors of Philip Miller, a handsome local shrink, and Tom Schulz, her more-than-friendly neighborhood cop--the dishy doctor inexplicably drives his BMW into an oncoming bus.
Convinced that Philip's bizarre death was no accident Goldy decides to do a little investigating of her own. But sifting through the unpalatable secrets of the dead doc's life will toss her into a case seasoned with unexpected danger and even more unexpected revelations--the kind that could get a caterer and the son she loves....killed.
Another great book, I really enjoy these books
Meet Goldy Bear, a bright, opinionated wildly inventive caterer whose personal life has become a recipe for disaster. She's got an abusive ex-husband who's into making tasteless threats, a rash of mounting bills that are taking a big bite out of her budge and two enticing men knocking on her door. Determined to take control of her life, Goldy moves her business and her son to ritzy Aspen Meadow Country Club where she accepts a job as a live-in cook, but just as she's beginning to think she's got it made -catering decadent dinners and posh society picnics and enjoying the faovrs of Philip Miller, a handsome local shrink and Tom Schulz, her more than friendly neighborhood cop - the dishy doctor inexplicably dries his BMW into an oncoming bus. Convinced that Philip's bizarre death was no accident, Goldy decides to do a little investigating on her own.
All that and recipes too - how can you go wrong with a read like this.
All that and recipes too - how can you go wrong with a read like this.
Another fun Goldy mystery. Such a fun series!
good book
Part of a series by Diane Mott Davidson.
At the grocery store I bought ingredients for Chile Relleno Torta, as well as avocados, mushrooms, and baby lettuces for salad. Back at the Farquhars I spread everything out and began to get out pans to grease. My cooking concentration began to rev up, like the adrenaline some athletes claim after the first mile. Then the security gate buzzed.
"Yes," I said into the speaker. The closed-circuit camera showed two men in a dark sedan.
"Goldy Bear?" asked one of them. "We would like to talk to you." Police officers.
I said, "I am unbelievably busy."
"Just a few questions."
"May I cook while you ask things?"
"We'd rather you'd take some time out."
A pause. They looked at eachother.
"You can cook," said one.
I buzzed them through. A moment later, I openedthe front door and drew my mouth into what I hoped was a threatening pucker. "My business isn't in jeopardy, is it?"
"If we can just talk to you, Ms. Bear, we should be able to get some things straightened out."
"Right," I said as I turned to walk down the hall to the kitchen. "I can't wait."
From the back cover
"Yes," I said into the speaker. The closed-circuit camera showed two men in a dark sedan.
"Goldy Bear?" asked one of them. "We would like to talk to you." Police officers.
I said, "I am unbelievably busy."
"Just a few questions."
"May I cook while you ask things?"
"We'd rather you'd take some time out."
A pause. They looked at eachother.
"You can cook," said one.
I buzzed them through. A moment later, I openedthe front door and drew my mouth into what I hoped was a threatening pucker. "My business isn't in jeopardy, is it?"
"If we can just talk to you, Ms. Bear, we should be able to get some things straightened out."
"Right," I said as I turned to walk down the hall to the kitchen. "I can't wait."
From the back cover
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A HARDCOVER BOOKCLUB EDITION.
