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Grilling the Subject (A Cookbook Nook Mystery 5) Kindle Edition

by Daryl Wood Gerber (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 281 ratings

Book 5 of 12: Cookbook Nook Mysteries

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Things heat up for bookstore owner Jenna Hart in the latest Cookbook Nook mystery from the Agatha Award-winning author of Fudging the Books.

As the Wild West Extravaganza rides into Crystal Cove, California, Cookbook Nook store owner Jenna Hart is ready to indulge her appetite for grilled and barbecued treats and maybe even try the Texas skip. But when the body of one of her father’s neighbors is found the next morning smoldering in a bonfire, the rodeo revelry is extinguished.

Sylvia Gump had acquired plenty of enemies with her practice of illegally encroaching on her neighbors’ properties—including Jenna’s dad, who was off fishing by himself and has no alibi for the murder. Now it’s up to Cary Hart’s dutiful daughter to clear his name before the real killer turns up the heat and rakes someone else over the coals...

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Praise for the Cookbook Nook Mysteries
[A] witty, well-plotted whodunit that will leave you hungry for more. Kate Carlisle, "New York Times" bestselling author
[A] page-turner puzzler of a mystery that I could not put down. Jenn McKinlay, "New York Times" bestselling author
This series is always fun, entertaining, suspenseful and wonderful to read. Open Book Society"

Praise for the Cookbook Nook Mysteries

[A] witty, well-plotted whodunit that will leave you hungry for more. Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author
[A] page-turner puzzler of a mystery that I could not put down. Jenn McKinlay, New York Times bestselling author

This series is always fun, entertaining, suspenseful and wonderful to read. Open Book Society"

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017SCQLSW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (August 2, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 2, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1745 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 303 pages

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Agatha Award-winning author Daryl Wood Gerber writes the bestselling COOKBOOK NOOK MYSTERIES, the popular FAIRY GARDEN MYSTERIES, and the FRENCH BISTRO MYSTERIES. As Avery Aames, she pens the bestselling CHEESE SHOP MYSTERIES. In addition, Daryl writes suspense, including the ASPEN ADAMS NOVELS OF SUSPENSE and stand-alone suspense thrillers, including GIRL ON THE RUN and DAY OF SECRETS. Fun tidbits: Daryl jumped out of a perfectly good airplane, and she hitchhiked around Ireland by herself. Also, as an actress, Daryl appeared in “Murder, She Wrote.” She loves to read, cook, and golf. She has a frisky Goldendoodle named Sparky who keeps her in line!

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TysAunt

Get ready for the Wild West Extravaganza!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2016

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Grilling the Subject is the fifth book in the Cookbook Nook Mystery series by Daryl Wood Gerber.

This was another fun visit to Crystal Cove. It is like getting together with old friends. I love the Sunday night dinners and the friendships the characters have. This story had so many levels: a murder, the Wild West Extravaganza and all of its activities, and a surprise from Jenna’s past.

I hate for it to end because I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book as Jenna moves on to the next phase in her life.

The recipes at the end of the book are wonderful. I’m making the Low-Sugar St. Louis Barbecue Sauce tonight.

I received this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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Nanagof4

Fun Series

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020

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This is a fun series-some redundancy but that happens when you try to read the series chronologically. My issue-albeit personal- is the description of Nurse Something-her starched white uniform, etc?? Have you been to a real hospital lately-white uniforms, nylons, white shoes & nursing caps have been gone for decades!

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Carol Smith - Kindle Customer

Daryl Wood Gerber's Grilling the Subject

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016

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Crystal Cove, California is hosting a Wild West
Extravaganza. Texas skip, real stagecoaches such as
the Henderson Mudwagon, Yellowstone coach and
Wells Fargo are all represented!!! Plus plenty of Wild
West food recipes popping up at all the eateries, food
trucks and Cookbook Nook.
Then a town resident is found murdered in a bonfire…
Cary Hart, a neighbor becomes a suspect. Cary is Jenna
Hart, the owner of the Cookbook Nook, father. So Jenna
swings into action to prove his innocence.
There is an interesting array of suspicious characters. Each
with their own reason to eliminate the victim. This keeps
the plot interesting with all the twists and turns.
Jenna has a notion that she is being followed or spied
upon. Who could it be? Is it connected to her questioning
about the murder?
Jenna has discovered plenty of indiscretions among the
town residents plus cufflinks and pieces of red fabric in
the bonfire ruins. Is she a target??
Jenna has a cat named Tigger who features in this story.
This is the fifth book in the Cookbook Nook Mystery
Series. It can be read as a standalone.
For a mouth-watering read with recipes at the end of the
story, this is the book. Plus you will find a mix of adventure,
suspense, mystery with a touch of romance.
Thanks to the author via Facebook’s Cozy Mystery Review
for the book. My opinion is my own.

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A Rollicking Read!

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2016

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I enjoyed this book immensely -- from the Wild West Extravaganza, the wonderful barbecue recipes with cookbook references and cozy book recommendations, to, of course, a murder. The victim was disliked by many residents in the town of Crystal Cove, so there is no shortage of suspects. There are also some very unexpected twists and turns in the story as Jenna tries to exonerate her father of the crime and find the real killer. I really enjoyed my journey back to Crystal Cove and reconnecting with the characters who really have become like family to me. Jenna has really come into her own in this book and is a strong and vibrant protagonist. I highly recommend this book, and cannot wait for the next book to come out in Daryl Wood Gerber's wonderful Cookbook Nook series.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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L. Cejka

Another winner in the Cookbook Nook series!

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016

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Another winner in the Cookbook Nook series! There are no spoilers in this review but it's a doozy of a book.

Some of the things I loved...

* Jenna knows food but doesn't cook.

* The real life cookbook titles peppered throughout.

* Food is a constant all the way through the book.

* Recipes!

* All the suspects and the way Jenna herself flip flopped during the journey to the truth.

A couple of minor irritants (I'm grasping here, there isn't really much to dislike) ...

* The way Jenna doesn't share her uneasy feeling of being watched.

* How nobody seems to hear her when she calls to them on the street.

I usually try to pace myself during good books, I don't like to speed through it and miss some of the nuances. This book kept me coming back to read "just a little bit more" more times than I care to admit. There were a couple of times that I had to turn the dryer back on to un-wrinkle forgotten laundry. I had to heat up cold coffee more times than I care to admit. I may have even forgotten that the dogs were out in the rain.

If you like cozies, cats, food, and recipes please give this book a try...I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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TECHGRANNY

Cowboy Exhibition

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016

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Again Daryl Wood Gerber has written a wonderful beach mystery. Lots of new characters in Crystal Cove. Many twists and turns within the story has the reader guessing until the end. If you love cozy mysteries, you will enjoy Grilling the subject.

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Robin Leslie Coxon

Grilling the Subject another outstanding book by Darryl Wood Gerber

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2016

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Grilling The Subject is the 5th book in Darryl Wood Gerber’s Cookbook Nook Mystery series. The central character, Jenna Hart, owner of the Cookbook Nook, is preparing her store for the Wild West Extravaganza that is being held for a week in Crystal Cove, California. Jenna is already imagining all the tantalizing food being offered and is intending to check out the other events being offered. Even though Jenna is looking forward to all the activities she can’t shake a feeling she is being followed and spied on by someone. Rhett Jackson, Jenna’s beau, is there to provide protection and assurance. At the weekly Sunday night family dinner, held at Jenna’s father, Cary’s, home everyone experiences a rude disturbance by one of the neighbors. Other neighbors are upset too of Sylvia Gump’s rude behavior and vow to do something to stop it. But would one of them decide to kill her to rid the aggravation permanently. Amateur sleuth Jenna Hart to the call.
I enjoyed the continuing sleuthing of Jenna Hart. Darryl Wood Gerber provides a well-developed plot for her readers and the recipes that are included are fit very well for the theme of the book.
A copy of this book was provided in return for an honest review.

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