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Review – A Taste of Murder

January 8, 2011 By
Jasmine (Jazzy) Delaney arrives in Waynesboro, Kentucky expecting to play music at the wedding for which she and her trio were hired. Instead, she finds everything she’s not expecting. Her surprises start when she checks into a hotel with the other members of her trio, and she finds a dead body in the bathtub covered with barbeque sauce. Obviously a murder connected with the local Barbeque Festival already in full swing. Not only is the victim covered in sauce, but he was a judge for the Little Miss Princess Pageant, as well.

Jazzy receives another surprise when the victim’s slot as a judge for the pageant is given to her. Suddenly, she’s surrounded by children and their competitive parents who want the crown so badly they’ll do anything to win. Maybe even kill the judge. And the biggest surprise of all, at least the fun one, is Derrick, the bride’s brother, and the feelings Jazzy develops for him.

A Taste of Murder is a fast moving romantic suspense read. Smith keeps the mystery going, giving just enough clues to make it interesting but not enough to make it easy to solve the murder. The romance between Jazzy and Derrick is natural and makes the reader want to keep turning the pages.

I only had one problem with A Taste of Murder. I came away from the book craving a big ole plate of southern barbeque. Ahh, the price you pay for reviewing books.

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Review – A Taste of Murder
Reviewed by Susan Sleeman
A Taste of Murder is a fast moving romantic suspense read.
Jasmine (Jazzy) Delaney arrives in Waynesboro, Kentucky expecting to play music at the wedding for which she and her trio were hired. Instead, she finds everything she’s not expecting. Her surprises start when she checks into a hotel with the other members of her trio, and she finds a dead body in the bathtub covered with barbeque sauce. Obviously a murder connected with the local Barbeque Festival already in full swing. Not only is the victim covered in sauce, but he was a judge for the Little Miss Princess Pageant, as well.

Jazzy receives another surprise when the victim’s slot as a judge for the pageant is given to her. Suddenly, she’s surrounded by children and their competitive parents who want the crown so badly they’ll do anything to win. Maybe even kill the judge. And the biggest surprise of all, at least the fun one, is Derrick, the bride’s brother, and the feelings Jazzy develops for him.

A Taste of Murder is a fast moving romantic suspense read. Smith keeps the mystery going, giving just enough clues to make it interesting but not enough to make it easy to solve the murder. The romance between Jazzy and Derrick is natural and makes the reader want to keep turning the pages.

I only had one problem with A Taste of Murder. I came away from the book craving a big ole plate of southern barbeque. Ahh, the price you pay for reviewing books.
Reviewer Info

Susan Sleeman


Susan Sleeman SUSAN SLEEMAN grew up in a small Wisconsin town where she spent her summers reading Nancy Drew and developing a love of mystery and suspense books. Today, she channels this enthusiasm into hosting the popular internet website TheSuspenseZone.com and writing romantic suspense and mystery novels.

Much to her husband’s chagrin, Susan loves to look at everyday situations and turn them into murder and mayhem scenarios for future novels. If you’ve met Susan, she has probably figured out a plausible way to kill you and get away with it. Don’t worry, she’d never follow through on it.

Her GARDEN GATE MYSTERY series featuring landscape designer Paige Turner, debuted in October 2010 with NIPPED IN THE BUD in Barbour Books Hometown Mysteries line. The second book, READ BETWEEN THE TINES will release in e-book format in the Spyglass Lane Mystery series in February of 2012 An avid gardener, Susan has included gardening tips at the beginning of each chapter brought to you in humorous scenarios.

Her first romantic suspense novel, featuring the Morgan Brothers, released with Ryan’s story in HIGH-STAKES INHERITANCE , Russ’s story in BEHIND THE BADGE and the Reid’s story in THE CHRISTMAS WITNESS.

Coming in 2012 Susan’s latest series about five adopted siblings who leave law enforcement to form a private investigations firm called the Justice Agency will debut with DOUBLE EXPOSURE in June and in November, DEAD WRONG will release.

Susan currently lives in Florida, but has had the pleasure of living in nine states. Her husband is a church music director and they have two beautiful daughters, a very special son-in-law and an adorable grandson. In her spare time, you can find her traveling to Oregon to visit her children and grandson, reading, gardening or working on TheSuspenseZone.com. To learn more about Susan, please visit her website, or follow on Twitter and Facebook.
 
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