Genre: Mystery
Paperback; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9781523677498
CreateSpace Publishing
98 Pages
$6.99; $0.99 Amazon
January 24, 2016
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The shores of lake Michigan form the backdrop for smart and sassy Moira Darling's thriving deli shop. Moira's small town world is turned upside down when one of her cross-town rivals is found murdered.
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No. Just no. The police do not give inside information about an ongoing murder investigation to reporters. The news would not have reported that a bowl of soup from Darling's was found at the scene for two reasons: 1) it was an ongoing investigation and was evidence; and 2) if it turned out that no one from Darling's was guilty, and Moira's business closed as a result, she could sue both the police and the news agency; especially since the news agency was practically accusing Moira of killing the victim to save her deli. This is just sloppy.
But, to make things even more unbelievable - Moira, whom we know owns a deli, is served by Danielle what is essentially a Cheesesteak - with the on;y differences being olive bread, steak sauce and no peppers - and she's floored by it. Seriously? She owns a deli but have never heard of a Cheesesteak? She never thought to even make a roast beef sandwich with onions and cheese? Not a very good deli if she doesn't offer this or has never thought of any variations herself. If Moira is described as 'smart and sassy' I sure never saw it.
But the real kicker is the fact that the cops think she did it because of the takeout container. Um, I believe I mentioned above that it's a deli. She sells food and soups to go. To. Take. Out. Did the police think that anyone at all could have purchased the soup and left? Did they question every single customer (because you'd have to). Did they wonder why she would be stupid enough to leave her own container behind? To leave incriminating evidence behind? What a sorry excuse for a police department this is.
Nope. I'm not buying it. Learn your facts before you write. This is a short book but not even worth the time it took to read it. I don't know how it got any five star reviews. I'm sure never going to read anything else by this author.
https://www.amazon.com/Pastrami-Murder-Book-Darling-Deli/dp/152367749X/ref
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2957554355
More on Patti Benning's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/patti-benning/
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