Helpful Score: 5
Oh, my word ~ I could not put this book down! I had my doubts about it for the first 30 pages or so, it seemed to start slowly, and almost pitched it. I'm really glad I didn't. The main character is a very clueless cook; one of her culinary specialities is toasting Pop Tarts. She is hired to write a culinary column for the paper she where she works, and is sent to a new restaurant known for it's steak and high prices to write a review. She doesn't like beef at all, so she orders a dish she thinks is chicken, which really is not. At all. The cast of characters are wonderful and I really cannot wait to continue reading more in the series.
Helpful Score: 5
Good new series. This book is author's first novel. Written pretty well. She does a good job mixing two plot lines. Although the books has recipes in the end the main character, Jordan is a Journalist and ends up writing food review column. Lots of room for growth.
Helpful Score: 2
Very good debut! A journalist trained in sports reporting ends up at a small newspaper writing personal ads. When the culinary columnist is injured, she steps in to review resturants and share recipes. One small problem. She doesn't cook. She also doesn't eat beef and her first assignment is a steak house. Such begins a madcap adventure. Add in the various odd occupants of her apartment building for a fun quirky read. 3.5 stars
Helpful Score: 1
"Liver Let Die" is the first in the Clueless Cook Mystery series. The story centers around Jordan McAllister who had dreams of becoming a sports columnist. Following a breakup with her boyfriend she finds herself living in Ranchero working at the Ranchero Globe writing personal ads. When she's asked to fill in as the culinary reporter for the newspaper the mystery begins.
Jordan has absolutely no idea how to cook and looks to the other tenants in her apartment building for help on creating recipes to include in her column. The cast of characters are amusing and sometimes laugh out loud funny.
There are actual two separate plot mysteries in the book and both will keep you guessing until the very end when it all ties up nicely.
I really enjoyed getting to know the various characters in the book and am looking forward to the next installment to see what craziness develops.
Jordan has absolutely no idea how to cook and looks to the other tenants in her apartment building for help on creating recipes to include in her column. The cast of characters are amusing and sometimes laugh out loud funny.
There are actual two separate plot mysteries in the book and both will keep you guessing until the very end when it all ties up nicely.
I really enjoyed getting to know the various characters in the book and am looking forward to the next installment to see what craziness develops.
Helpful Score: 1
This was a very good first in series book. The characters were likeable and i enjoyed the story. It reads very quickly. Looking forward to the next one coming out!
Liver Let Die (Clueless Cook, Bk 1)
Author: Liz Lipperman
Jordan McAllister can't cook her way out of a macaroni & cheese box, but filling in for the culinary reporter at The Ranchero Globe is better than writing personal ads. Her first assignment to review the new steakhouse in town is a disaster that ends with her waiter murdered outside her door -- with her name and number in his pocket. Now Jordan is the prime suspect, as well as the main course on the murder menu.
Author: Liz Lipperman
Jordan McAllister can't cook her way out of a macaroni & cheese box, but filling in for the culinary reporter at The Ranchero Globe is better than writing personal ads. Her first assignment to review the new steakhouse in town is a disaster that ends with her waiter murdered outside her door -- with her name and number in his pocket. Now Jordan is the prime suspect, as well as the main course on the murder menu.
This is a cute, and readable cozy. I liked the theme, and the main characters. There is a double mystery interwoven here, and it works okay, but the finale leaves one to wonder how could a person take on so much physically within a few days, and still live? But! such is the stuff of cozy mysteries. A couple of spots in the book were cringe-worthy, for me anyway. Such as when, main character, Jordan is doing her job of restaurant critic, and has to question the waiter if he is sure it's 'gratis'. Also, the fact that in the same restaurant's second review, she orders the same exact salad and dessert. No critic would do this, they would sample as many dishes as possible. Unbelievable also is when the description of one main male character is described as 'curling up with a good book'. Sorry, Ms. Lipperman, but no guy 'curls up' with his book!! Try flop down, stretched out, or chilled with... next time.
A nice addition to the story line is Jordan's apartment complex and the colorful characters of the senior set with their various evenings together that include Jordan.
All in all, it's a nice intro for a new cozy series, and the main character Jordan, a firey redhead trying to advance her journalism career, while meeting new men, is fun and believable. The ending of this one leads into her next possible adventure, and I wait for it hoping for a good second installation.
A nice addition to the story line is Jordan's apartment complex and the colorful characters of the senior set with their various evenings together that include Jordan.
All in all, it's a nice intro for a new cozy series, and the main character Jordan, a firey redhead trying to advance her journalism career, while meeting new men, is fun and believable. The ending of this one leads into her next possible adventure, and I wait for it hoping for a good second installation.
Good book! I liked the characters and it was plausible how Jordan gets involved with the mystery. I found myself really wanting to know what happened as I was reading. Definitely ordering the next from this series!
Melissa C. (Christianswapper) -
Excellent read
Brenda W. (threecatsandahusband) reviewed Liver Let Die (Clueless Cook, Bk 1) on + 33 more book reviews
First in a new series. The main character of the booki , Jordan McAllister, was fresh and enjoyable. Could not put the book down. Good read, fast read.
