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The Big Chili

Undercover Dish Mystery Series, Book 1

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The Big Chili

By: Julia Buckley
Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
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Lilah Drake's Covered Dish business discreetly provides the residents of Pine Haven, Illinois, with delicious, fresh-cooked meals they can claim they cooked themselves. But when one of her clandestine concoctions is used to poison a local woman, Lilah finds herself in a pot-load of trouble....

After dreaming for years of owning her own catering company, Lilah has made a start into the food world through her Covered Dish business, covertly cooking for her neighbors who don't have the time or skill to do so themselves, and allowing them to claim her culinary creations as their own. While her clientele is strong, their continued happiness depends on no one finding out who's really behind the apron.

So when someone drops dead at a church Bingo night moments after eating chili that Lilah made for a client, the anonymous chef finds herself getting stirred into a cauldron of secrets, lies, and murder-and going toe to toe with a very determined and very attractive detective. To keep her clients coming back and her business under wraps, Lilah will have to chop down the list of suspects fast, because this spicy killer has acquired a taste for homicide....

©2015 Julia Buckley (P)2021 Tantor Amateur Sleuths Cozy Culinary Adventures Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Business
Well-developed Characters • Intriguing Mystery • Excellent Performance • Refreshing Storyline • Loving Family Portrayal
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Likable characters, set in Illinois where I’m at so very relatable totally enjoyed this book

Very enjoyable debut cozy.

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This author has been refreshing to listen to. First series was a total class act.
This one treaded on thin ice a couple of times in terms of pandering sex and politics but was still good and left me wanting to listen to the second book.

Keeps moving so keeps me listening

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I have read all the comments relating to why readers enjoyed this book, and how they connect with the mystery of solving the murders, but I was drawn in for another reason..
It was refreshing to find a author that wrote of the strength of a loving family, living in this era of divorces, drugs etc. has shown that we still do have caring, responsible families that help each other and contribute to friends and communities.
Most of the stories I have available start out with a divorced person that has all kinds of problems, children to support etc. looking for the next relationship. Boring but real in this modern day.
All in all, the author wrote a very interesting and well written story and I really liked the narrator. Buy this book and see if you can figure out who the villain is.
I am on to the next adventure.

Refreshing family love and support

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I especially enjoyed the complications that ensued and take on a life of its own as the heroine struggles to untangle a mystery and a budding romance.

A new take on the usual cozy mystery

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Julia Buckley has crafted an amazing beginning to her Undercover Dish Mystery Series. The characters are well developed and there’s an intriguing mystery to solve.
Ann Marie Lee gave an excellent performance as she brought the storyline to life and gave each character their own distinct voice.
I highly recommend this book to cozy mystery fans and look forward to the next in this wonderful series.

Loved it

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The narrator was good but I don’t think she’s the right voice for the character. It was hard to get past.

Narrator

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I liked the story and I want to listen to #2 today . The whole story with her baking for
the town was a very interesting idea.

Very interesting , she had a very discriptive Voice

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I enjoyed getting to meet these characters, especially the main. I think they were well developed, and I liked the fact that the female main seemed to behave in a much more sensible and intelligent way than many of them do in these types of books. There are a couple more titles in this series and they keep getting better. I would recommend this to anybody who likes a good cozy mystery.

Excellent start to a new cozy series

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I liked everything about this book. It was funny and light-hearted while still being a murder mystery. I did not know who did it until the end. I really love Julia Buckley and will continue to listen to her books. hrt narrator is so engaging.

The expression of the narrator.

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Everyone sounds like they are senior 50+ year 2 pack a day smokers!! It 100% takes away from the story!! I couldn’t focus on the story bc of the voices she uses for everyone.

Smokers voice

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