Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Murder on the Page (A Literary Dining Mystery) by Daryl Wood Gerber! Today we are featuring a review of the first book in this new series from the Agatha Award-winning, nationally bestselling author of several much loved series, including the Fairy Garden Mysteries and the French Bistro Mysteries. This new series is a delicious treat for mystery lovers, especially fans of Ellery Adams, Krista Davis, and Lauren Elliott. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a Rafflecopter Giveaway for a copy of Murder on the Page (A Literary Dining Mystery) by Daryl Wood Gerber, eBook or hardcover & swag. ENTER HERE!

Murder on the Page (A Literary Dining Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – North Carolina
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies (October 22, 2024)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496748174
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496748171
Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CTDKHJ4G

About the Book:

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a genuinely top-notch party must be in want of a theme. Allie Catt, caterer and personal chef in the beautiful mountain community of Asheville, North Carolina, has devised a winning formula by using her clients’ favorite books as inspiration. Her first themed event is based on Pride and Prejudice (Allie’s cat, Darcy, approves), and it’s so popular that soon she has grand ideas for future parties based on Rebecca, The Great Gatsby, Babette’s Feast and more.

Business is booming, and a rival catering company is fuming. But there’s a sting in the tale when the aunt of one of Allie’s clients and best friends, Tegan, is murdered. Tegan is the victim’s sole heir, and quickly becomes the main suspect. Allie has no doubts about her friend’s innocence, but how to prove it?

Once again, her love of literature comes to the rescue, and with some guidance from her favorite fictional detectives, including Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes, Allie sifts through the clues.

With a little luck—and the kind of pluck that would make Elizabeth Bennett proud—she may be able to stop a killer from serving up a second course of murder . . .

My Review:

I’ve read and enjoyed several cozy mysteries by Daryl Wood Gerber, so I was excited to see the start of a new series and especially excited that it was book and food themed. You can’t go wrong with that! 

Readers meet Allie Catt who runs her own pop-up dining establishment. I enjoyed getting to know Allie and getting an inside look at her business (I love reading about characters who have their own businesses.) 

I have to admit I was shocked at the victim as I would have loved to get to know her more, but I adored the details describing Tegan’s bookstore. I’d love to visit (minus the murder, of course). 

Just like other determined amateur sleuths, Allie dives head first into the investigation and several twists appear in the story that kept me turning the pages quickly. The small town feeling and beautiful setting made for wonderful reading, just as the great characters. I even think there’s a possible romance slowly developing between Allie and a local detective. 

A charming and clever start to a new series. Can’t wait to read more and in the meantime, try the delicious recipes in the back of the book.  

About the Author:

Daryl Wood Gerber is the Agatha Award-winning and nationally bestselling author of the Literary Dining Mysteries, the Fairy Garden Mysteries and the Cookbook Nook Mysteries. As Avery Aames, she penned the popular Cheese Shop Mysteries. In addition, Daryl writes suspense including the well-received The Son’s Secret, Girl on the Run, and the popular Aspen Adams suspense novels. Recently Daryl, who loves a challenge, published a Christmas romance, Hope for the Holidays.  Fun Tidbit: as an actress, Daryl appeared in “Murder, She Wrote.” She loves to cook, garden, read, and walk her frisky Goldendoodle. Also she has been known to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. 

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AMAZON: https://bit.ly/Daryl_Wood_Gerber_page

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Purchase Links:

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• October 15 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW
• October 15 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
• October 15 – Deal Sharing Aunt – REVIEW
• October 16 – Reading With Mrs Leaf – RECIPE
• October 16 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
• October 16 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
• October 17 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
• October 17 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
• October 18 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
• October 18 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
• October 19 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
• October 19 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
• October 20 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
• October 20 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
• October 21 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
• October 21 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
• October 21 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW
• October 21 – Ascroft, eh? – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT

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