Publisher's Weekly Review
In Crawford's sprightly seventh mystery with recipes featuring sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons (after 2009's A Catered Birthday Party), the proprietors of A Little Taste of Heaven, their Longely, N.Y., catering company, prepare a Thanksgiving feast for Scrooge-like fireworks manufacturer Monty Field and his family at the Field mansion. When Monty comes into the kitchen to test the roasting turkey, Bernie and Libby watch in horror as Monty taps the pop-up button in the bird's breast and the turkey explodes, blowing off the top of his head. Libby fears their stuffing made the turkey explode, but they soon learn that there was plenty of rivalry among the assembled family members, any one of whom had reason to want Monty dead. A heavy snowstorm ensures the suspects stay put as the sisters start to investigate. That their father, Sean, was on bad terms with the victim complicates their task. The action builds to more fireworks and a dramatic rescue. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Library Journal Review
In Crawford's seventh foray (after A Catered Birthday Party) into the wacky world of caterers Bernie and Libby Simmons, the gals are cooking Thanksgiving dinner for eight very snarky members of the Fields family in a Westchester mansion. When the turkey explodes in the face of patriarch Monty Field and a snowstorm strands the party, the sisters must find out which of the Fields wanted to kill Monty to avoid being cut out of his will. VERDICT Fans of culinary cozies by Joanne Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson will enjoy discovering Crawford. Her murder method is original, and the recipes are good. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
