Friday, December 28, 2018

One Taste Too Many

Sarah Blair is newly divorced and she has traded her luxury lifestyle for a cramped apartment and a receptionist job in a law office. In One Taste Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein, the only thing Sarah has to show for her 10-year marriage is a Siamese cat named Rahrah.

Although she wasn't that keen on cats, Rahrah has grown on her and keeps her company. When Sarah's twin sister Emily calls with some dreadful news, Sarah rushes to her side. It seems Bill, Sarah's ex-husband, was found dead at the trade show where Emily was working. Worse still it appears he died from eating a rhubarb tart made by Emily.

Sarah knows this isn't possible because Bill never ate Emily's rhubarb tart because she added nuts and he never ate anything with nuts in it. Of course, there is some doubt about Emily as she and Bill were in the Food Expo center at midnight.

A wild card in the drama is Bill's newest girlfriend Jane who seems all of a sudden to be desperate to
own Rahrah. While the police investigate, Sarah finds herself in the midst of a legal battle for control of the cat and possibly a suspect in his murder. She also learns that Bill had a partnership interest in Chef Marcus' restaurant, the one in which Emily worked. This seems to make the police suspect Emily even more.

Emily asks Sarah to fill in for her at the Expo booth, but Sarah knows she isn't the least bit skilled with food prep. What ensues is a hilarious comedy routine that keeps everyone laughing while Sarah tries to clear Emily and herself from Bill's murder, and get her cat back.

This is the first in a new series by Debra H. Goldstein, but you can bet Sarah will not be able to stay out of trouble in the next book.

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5 comments:

Denise Kainrath said...

This made me laugh.. a legal battle for the cat!
Denise

Debra H. Goldstein said...

Denise,
Glad the concept made you laugh... hope the book is equally enjoyable.

Debra H. Goldstein said...

Thank you for your kind review. Made by day before I even had time for coffee.

Grace Topping said...

Great review. Can’t wait to read it.

Debra H. Goldstein said...

Thank you, Grace. I agree about the review. I hope you read and enjoy One Taste Too Many.