Book review of Pumpkin Roll by Josi Kilpack

Pumpkin Roll by Josi Kilpack

From Goodreads.com:


Sadie Hoffmiller is looking forward to spending her favorite baking season of the year making delicious New England recipes in Boston, Massachusetts, with her favorite leading man, Pete Cunningham, as they babysit his three young grandsons. But when the boys insist that Mrs. Wapple, the woman who lives across the street, is a witch, Sadie and Pete are anxious to distract the boys from such Halloween-induced ideas. However, it gets harder and harder to explain the strange things that keep happening, particularly after Sadie learns the eccentric Mrs. Wapple has been attacked in her home. As the unexplained occurrences escalate, Sadie finds herself embroiled in yet another mystery with life-or-death consequences. Can Sadie discover whoever—or whatever—is behind the mystery before anyone else gets hurt? Or will this be Sadie's last case?

About Josi Kilpack:

Josi has combined her love of MOST things edible and her love of writing into the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery series. Blackberry Crumble is the fifth book in what will be an eight book series. When Josi isn’t cooking or writing she’s trying to say ahead of her four children, hiding somewhere with a book in hand, or enjoying her backyard chickens. Josi and her family live in Willard, UT.
For more information about Josi, you can visit her website at www.josiskilpack.com or her blog at www.josikilpack.blogspot.com

My Take:  I really like this series.  Sadie is my age and she is just starting her own investigating agency. Why not everything mysterious seems to follow her.   This time she has gone to a suburb of Boston and the lady who lives across the street " the witch of the street" is acting strangely and mysterious things are happening in the house.  Of Course sprinkled throughout the book are very delicious sounding recipes.  This was a very enjoyable mystery and it was perfectly themed for this time of year.  I recommend it.  And you don't need to have read any of the others in the series but you will want to after you read this one. 

I received a copy for review purposes from Pump Up Your Book tours.

Black berry Crumbleby Josie Kilpack

Blackberry Crumble by Josie Kilpack

From Goodreads.com: The word is out about Sadie Hoffmiller's amateur detective work, but it's not exactly the kind of publicity Sadie wants. In the newest culinary mystery from bestselling author Josi Kilpack, Sadie accepts her first investigation-for-hire and travels to Portland, Oregon, at the request of a woman who has suspicions about her wealthy father's untimely death. Putting her detective skills to the test, Sadie delves into a past business partnership that didn't end well, discovers some unsavory family secrets, and exposes more than a few motives for murder. When the investigation leads to threats against her safety, Sadie pretends to crumble under the pressure. But secretly, she is more determined than ever to uncover answers that seem to be buried in shocking scandal, insatiable appetites, and pure greed.


• Includes eight new mouthwatering recipes, tested and approved by the official bakers of Sadie's Virtual Test Kitchen.

• Josi's culinary mysteries have become favorites with members of Goodreads and other book networking sites.

My Take:  I absolutely love mysteries that have recipes included. This is the second book I have read in this series and I really like it.  I love Sadie and the fact that she is a mature woman who is finding love again and finding a new career. 
IF you like your mystery with a little bit of a snack this is the series for you  It kept me guessing till the very end.  I will definetly be going back and getting the books that I haven't read yet.

Key Lime Pie by Josie Kilpack

Key Lime Pie by Josie Kilpack

About Key Lime Pie


When Sadie Hoffmiller’s new friend, Eric Burton, receives word that his missing daughter’s body may have been found in Florida, he immediately packs his bags, but Sadie is determined to stay home and prove to everyone that she is not a busybody.

But when she senses Eric is hiding something, Sadie is compelled to take action. Before she knows it, she’s in the heart of Miami, trying to piece together a trail littered with broken relationships, mysterious strangers, and forged documents that might just provide Eric the answers he’s been desperately searching for—or reveal a truth he may not be ready to face.

Sadie must also face a difficult question: Where is her heart leading her? Onward into Eric’s adventurous arms? Or back home to the stable and steady Pete Cunningham? If only love was as easy as following a recipe.

Once again, Sadie finds herself in the company of some colorful characters and on the hunt for some good old-fashioned southern cooking. But despite the drama and intrigue, all Sadie really wants is to go home . . . as soon as she does just one more thing.

My Take:
I really like mysteries.  I really like mysteries that have recipes.  I really liked this book. 
This is the fourth book in Josi's Sadie Hoffmiller series.  I really liked the fact that Sadie is an older women(I turned 50 today).  You can read this book without reading any of her others but I plan on going back and reading the others because this one was so good. 

Because I hadn't read the other books the first part of this book dragged a bit for me but it quickly picked up and held my attention the rest of the story. 

I was especially intrigued by Eric's exwife.  The fact that the whole town looked out for her was a heartwarming thing. 

I would recommend this book for anyone who likes cozy mysteries and recipes.  There are several that I can't wait to try out. 

About Josi Kilpack

Josi S. Kilpack grew up hating to read until her mother handed her a copy of The Witch of Blackbird Pond when she was 13. From that day forward, she read everything she could get her hands on and accredits her writing “education” to the many novels she has “studied” since then. She began writing her first novel in 1998, while on bedrest with a pregnancy, and never stopped. Key Lime Pie is Josi’s twelfth novel, and the fourth book in the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series. The other novels in the series are: Lemon Tart (Book 1), English Trifle (Book 2), Devil’s Food Cake (Book 3). While the books all feature Sadie Hoffmiller as the main character, they stand alone in regard to plot and can be read as a set or as individual titles. Josi currently lives in Utah with her husband, four children, one dog and varying number of chickens.

For more information about Josi, you can visit her website at http://www.josiskilpack.com/ or her blog at http://www.josikilpack.blogspot.com/