- Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Avon; 650 edition (Feb 25 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061080969
- ISBN-13: 978-0061080968
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #886,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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-- Affair de Coeur
"Fast-paced and clever."
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The heat is on
Life's a banquet for Angelina Amalfi—a gourmet chef and food writer with enough sass and spunk for two. But things start to go really bad really fast when the man who's been contributing unusual recipes to her column is discovered dead and Angie suddenly finds herself being stalked by a killer whose appetite was merely whetted by the first deadly course. On the plus side, Paavo Smith, the homicide cop assigned to the case, is one delectable dish. But when more people start to fall all around her like ruined soufflÉs, ever-resourceful Angie realizes she'll have to cook up a survival scheme quick before her personal goose gets cooked. This case may be too hot to handle and the stakes are high, for she's about to take on deadly arms smugglers and lethal food fanatics. But if anyone can keep her cool, Angie can.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, fast-paced Cozy,
By A Customer
This review is from: Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
Although very predictable (I had it figured out by page 50), this mystery is fun to read and hard to put down. Joanne Pence finds just enough balance between a hard-boiled criminal investigation and sizzling romance to turn this book into a nice, fast-paced cozy that would otherwise be a complete disappointment to cozy mystery fans. However, Angie Amalfi's character needs a little work. Although she wears her emotions on her sleeve and seemingly has a heart of gold, she still comes across as slightly spoiled and oblivious to anything that goes on in the "real world". I'm looking forward to reading the next mystery in the series to see how things develop.
1.0 out of 5 stars
a real disappointment,
By A Customer
This review is from: Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
I love mysteries combined with romance, so when a romance started to develop I eagerly read on. However, Pence goes way overboard, laying it on so thick that you think you're reading a Harlequin Romance. Added to that, the heroine--since there's no way you can call her a detective, even an amateur one--continually gets herself and others into hot water through her sheer stupidity. She also has few positive characteristics, not someone I could relate to or see as a role model; she's just a nice, stupid girl without any common sense. This book was just plain irritating. I'm definitely not going to order any more Angie Amalfi mysteries.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Couldn't Put It Down!,
By Barbara S. "barbs45@comcast.net" (Clinton, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
I absolutely loved this book; it kept me interested from first page to last. I usually only read while commuting to and from work, but I found myself carrying this book around, reading it whenever I had a few minutes to spare. I don't normally go out of my way to buy a romance, but this book combined the best of both mystery and romance (and Pence certainly knows how to write romance!). I just ordered several more of the books in this series - can't wait to get them!
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