Book Review: A Side of Murder by Amy Pershing

  Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook free of charge, from Kensington Books, via #netgalley, for review purposes on this blog. No compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it, all opinions are my own

 Beautiful Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is known for seafood, sand, surf, and, now…murder.

Synopsis:

 
Samantha Barnes was always a foodie.  And when the CIA (that’s the Culinary Institute of America) came calling, she happily traded in Cape Cod for the Big Apple.  But then the rising young chef’s clash with another chef (her ex!) boils over and goes viral. So when Sam inherits a house on the Cape and lands a job writing restaurant reviews, it seems like the perfect pairing. What could go wrong? Well, as it turns out, a lot.
 
The dilapidated house comes with an enormous puppy. Her new boss is, well, bossy.  And the town’s harbor master is none other than her first love.  Nonetheless, Sam’s looking forward to reviewing the Bayview Grill—and indeed the seafood chowder is divine. But the body in the pond outside the eatery was not on the menu. Sam is certain this is murder. But as she begins to stir the pot, is she creating a recipe for her own untimely demise?

Review:

Sometimes books attemot to be modern, and fail in their attempt to be timely. Not the case with this book!  Everyone seems to get their 15 minutes of fame.infamy nowadays via ivideo, don't they? For Sam, it was the end of a fast riding career, or so she thinks.  Putting her cooking expertise into restaurant reviews seems like the handout it is, but it gets her back around food, and that she loves. Course she isn't expecting murder along with her food. Together with her old friends, she is in the middle of a murder case and the more she seems to be pulling herself away from her prior infamy, the more she seems in hot water! A fun quick read, you'l enjoy this book, and its recipes.

About the Author:

Amy Pershing is a lifelong mystery lover and wordsmith. She was an editor, a restaurant reviewer and a journalist before leading employee communications at a global bank. A few years ago (with the final college tuition bill paid), she waved goodbye to Wall Street to write full time (and spend more time sailing on the Cape!). A Side of Murder, the first of the Cape Cod Foodie mysteries, is her debut novel.