Author: Maria DiRico
Published: February 25th 2020 by Kensington
Format: eBook, 304 pages
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: A Catering Hall Mystery #1
Whenever an author uses a pseudonym, no matter how good the book is, I feel let down. What I thought was a freshman effort from an unknown author turns out to be not her first rodeo afterall.
Disappointed, but at the same time, delighted in a new premise and series that has a bevy of wonderful characters and a setting that isn’t overused. Yes, it is New York, but cozies don’t usually come with their own “Family” connections. “Connections” that have Mia both using and running from her family “ties” and trying to encompass all the qualities that her mother, father, and Nonna have given her.
When bodies start piling up at Belle View, a local catering and party venue, Mia must separate her love for her father from the fact that people want to shut them down by spreading horrible lies about a man who is trying to walk away from his past so he can create a new future for his daughter. Easier said than done, and when you have Nonna, and her army of women on 46th Street, Astoria, as both back up and antagonists, Mia is left with no choice but to fight for the truth, no matter where it leads.
Maria DiRico, or is it Ellen Bryon, introduces her readers to a gaggle of delightful character that will appeal to a wide audience. There are many stories still to be told and I look forward to hearing each and every one of their stories.
Disappointed, but at the same time, delighted in a new premise and series that has a bevy of wonderful characters and a setting that isn’t overused. Yes, it is New York, but cozies don’t usually come with their own “Family” connections. “Connections” that have Mia both using and running from her family “ties” and trying to encompass all the qualities that her mother, father, and Nonna have given her.
When bodies start piling up at Belle View, a local catering and party venue, Mia must separate her love for her father from the fact that people want to shut them down by spreading horrible lies about a man who is trying to walk away from his past so he can create a new future for his daughter. Easier said than done, and when you have Nonna, and her army of women on 46th Street, Astoria, as both back up and antagonists, Mia is left with no choice but to fight for the truth, no matter where it leads.
Maria DiRico, or is it Ellen Bryon, introduces her readers to a gaggle of delightful character that will appeal to a wide audience. There are many stories still to be told and I look forward to hearing each and every one of their stories.
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