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The Grilling Season (Audio Cassette)

by Diane Mott Davidson (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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Caterer and amateur detective Goldy Schulz is at it again in this tasty treat of a novel. Although catering two events more different than a hockey party (complete with the guests chasing pucks on blades) and a decorous breakfast for a doll collectors' convention would be hard to imagine, Goldy manages each with aplomb, Goalies Grilled Tuna and Babsie's Tarts included. While this would be plenty for anyone's plate, Goldy is also trying to decide whether she wants her abusive ex-husband arrested for his current girlfriend's murder. Certainly Goldy is perfectly willing to believe that the Jerk (as Davidson's fans know she has dubbed her former spouse, John Richard Korman) could have done the loathsome deed in one of his violent moments, but she is torn by the desire both to see him brought to justice and for their son not to have a convicted killer for a father. So, between letting the pizza dough rise and baking treasures such as Chocolate Comfort Cookies, Goldy sets out to make sure the police have indeed got the right man.

Davidson's fans will recognize the pattern while new readers will relish her witty, recipe-filled, searing plot. Old friends (all of whom suitably appreciate good food) make their reappearance, including Korman's other ex, Marla, and Goldy's shrimp-peeling husband Tom. While apprentice Julian Teller has left for his restaurant management degree at Cornell, his place in the plot is filled with the more lethargic--if equally good-natured--Maguire Perkins. New characters revolve around the murder itself: Korman's predictably shapely assistant Ree Ann and the very serious doll collectors play a role, as do the administrators of the health maintenance organization Korman has joined. A pleasure to read, even if Goldy's imaginative concoctions make you hungry long before mealtime. --K.A. Crouch --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.



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Goldy Schulz, on the lookout for her ex-husband, finds his dead girlfriend instead. She copes with the shock, police interviews, an upset teenager, and still caters a party in the afternoon. Although knocked unconscious by a roller-skating suspect, Goldy hardly closes her eyes during the next few days until she solves the case. Barbara Rosenblatt does an amusing interpretation of the story. Her voice reflects Goldy's worry over her son, her fear of her abusive ex-husband, her incredulity at her present husband's kindness (he cooks for her), and, most of all, her passion for food, related with a husky breathiness. The unabashed sensuality of Rosenblatt's narration when relating the creation of enticing dishes and the nourishment of the men in Goldy's life makes the listener pause: Is this a mystery or a romance or an essay lifted from Bon Appetit (sans recipes)? Recommended for all popular collections.AJuleigh Muirhead Clark, Rockefeller Lib., Colonial Williamsburg Fdn., VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3.0 out of 5 stars OK but not her best, Sep 8 2003
By Elizabeth Rodgers (Coos Bay, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Grilling Season (Mass Market Paperback)
I've come late to this series and I'm trying to read them in order. On the whole I've enjoyed them and the characters, but I think Arch needs an attitude adjustment and Golda needs to get some backbone...I have never been abused so maybe the victim mentality continues forever but Arch seems to be turning into a manipulator who knows all the right buttons to push. This is probably too harsh a criticism for a book that is over all a good read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Enough of the JERK! Enough of the series., Aug 27 2003
By D. Sheff "Audiobook Addict" (Inkster, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Grilling Season (Mass Market Paperback)
It was all I could do to listen to all of this book. As far as I am concerned Ms. Davidson goes over the top in this book in her treatment of the JERK and his rampages. He could show up far less often in this book to far better effect. So intensly mean and abusive is he that I had to turn off the tape and take a break from his tirades. For those who have not read it I will not say weather we see the last of him here. But in more recent books the adolescent Arch seems to take more and more after him. It is for that reason I will read no futher in the series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hockey pucks and "Babsie" dolls, Aug 26 2003
By Karen Sampson Hudson "Karen Sampson Hudson" (Reno, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Grilling Season (Mass Market Paperback)
Hard-working caterer Goldy Schulz still manages to put her recipes together and deliver food to her clients while pondering whether her ex-husband, John Robert Korman, alias "the Jerk", has murdered his girlfriend. This is the seventh of the excellent culinary mystery series by Diane Mott Davidson, and the pacing, the plot, and the well-drawn characters, most of all plucky, likable Goldy, will draw you in.

Like all Davidson's books, this one is a satisfying read, especially for women. The inner lives of the people involved are convincingly and sympathetically presented, and the relationships she describes seem authentic. Recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars good but....
I like this seiries of books but was not real happy with this particular one. The recipes, as always, are terrific, but the dynamics between Arch and Goldy makes me want to point... Read more
Published on Feb 15 2003 by Patricia R. Andersen

3.0 out of 5 stars Too spineless
I enjoy all of Diane Mott Davidson's books, but I found this one flawed by the totally unrealistic portrayal of Arch. Read more
Published on Jul 25 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely makes you hungry!
This is one of the popular "female mystery solver" series you don't have to follow in sequence. But it doesn't hurt if you do. I think this is her best so far. Read more
Published on May 3 2001 by MLPlayfair

3.0 out of 5 stars Tuna and Suspects on Goldy's Grill
The food is the best part of this entertaining mystery. The dishes all sound irresistible, and food as therapy is well displayed both through cooking and eating. Read more
Published on Feb 13 2001 by Professor Donald Mitchell

1.0 out of 5 stars A little too contrived and shallow!
This is the first of Diane Mott Davidson's book that I have read and it will probably be my last one. I find her characters shallow and unrealistic. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars The Pot Could Use Some Stirring
This is the author's latest offer in her cordon bleu series about Goldy Schulz, an expert chef and caterer. Read more
Published on Aug 26 2000 by Affaire de Coeur

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting characters given great voice
The audio version of the Grilling Season was given to me as a present. It's introduced me to an interesting new mystery writer and a wonderful new voice. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2000 by Nancy Drew

3.0 out of 5 stars DMD Needs an editor.
I'm a cook, and an editor, and I found fault with this book on both counts. There were a number of nagging discrepncies in the text, i.e. Read more
Published on May 22 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read - love the recipes
This was the second of Davidson's books that I have read. I really enjoyed it and I love the recipes in the book. Read more
Published on May 6 2000 by robinrbr

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and entertaining!
This is only the second Mott-Davidson book I've read, and I love her characters and the author's sense of humor. She is really, really funny. Read more
Published on Jan 29 2000 by BostonReader

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