Crunch Time

By: Diane Mott Davidson

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Caterer and sleuth extraordinaire Goldy Schulz returns in another tasty and suspenseful adventure from New York Times best-selling author Diane Mott Davidson

Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz cooks up bigtrouble as she tries to help her longtime friend and fellow chef Yolanda Garcia. When the rental house shared by Yolanda and her irrepressible aunt Ferdinanda is destroyed by arson, the pair move in with cop-turned-PI Ernest McLeod. But then Ernest is shot dead and his house is set on fire, nearly killing Goldy, Yolanda, Ferdinanda, and nine beagle puppies that Ernest had recently rescued from a puppymill.

Concerned for her friends, Goldy invites them to stay with her while the sheriff’s department investigates. Yet even Goldy’s house isn’t safe, and after a failed break-in by an unknown intruder a cop is sent to keep an eye on things.Then a second body is found.

Swapping her chef’s hat for a sleuthing cap, the intrepid Goldy steps up the investigation. But she’s got to move fast. It’s crunch time to close in on a killer, before he can close in on her.

Filled with danger as well as laughs, wonderful food, and scrumptious recipes, Crunch Time is a delicious indulgence sure to satisfy all of Goldy’s fans.

©2011 Diane Mott Davidson (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers

fun but forgets past

fun adventure with enjoyable new characters.

frustrating that facts about Goldie and Julian's past are muddle or forgotten. Tom's too. the book and the last truly messed with those things.

Great Mystery!

Diane Mott Davidson writes great characters who come to life in her stories. The mystery was designed to keep us guessing right along with Goldie. Barbara Rosenblat's narration was spot on! Her characters never wavered and you had no doubt who was who. Excellent book and narration!

The worst in the series

What would have made Crunch Time better?

The author needs to remember that readers want ACTION, not chapter after chapter of dialog. Nothing happened for multiple chapters as Goldie reminisced, then Tom interrogated, then more dialog. Ugh.

I've read every book in this series, and this by far was the worst.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The narrator was great, as always, but I don't know how she managed to read the book without falling asleep.

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Can I get my money back?

Kind of slow

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I am glad I tried this author out because now I know her style. She is very detailed and draws the story out way too much.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Good God this is tedious. Is it really necessary to describe in painstakingly detail actions such as taking cookies out of the oven, or putting a car into drive? Nine chapters into it and NOTHING has happened. I'm bored out of my skull and moving on.

Good Enough

Rather wordy light fare but maybe I've been reading too many hard hitters in this genre.

ick

While these books have provided me with hours of escape in the past, not this one. I think Ms. Davidson must have been on autopilot when she penned it. It was as if she couldn't figure out where to go, so she listed everything that was going on and what happened--she didn't tell a story. Wrong to do this to followers and people who need a bit of ghoulish fun. Shame.

Very Disappointing

I love this author, but this story does not including any of the catering events that she usually writes into the story and there was very little about her husband, son and friend Marla.