Breaking the Mould

Vintage Kitchen Mystery Series, Book 8

By: Victoria Hamilton

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

In the new Vintage Kitchen Mystery from the author of No Grater Danger, when the town's resident Scrooge is found dead, Jaymie says, "Bah humbug!" to murder....

Now that Thanksgiving's behind her, vintage cookware enthusiast Jaymie Leighton Müller is excitedly making plans for the upcoming Dickens Days festival - the town's month-long celebration leading up to Christmas. With a hot cider booth on the village green to warm the hearts and bodies of the townsfolk and a diorama featuring a scene from A Christmas Carol, things are shaping up for a festive season - until the town's local Scrooge is found murdered, a vintage pudding mould covering his cracked skull.

Nearly everyone had a reason to dislike Evan Nezer - either for his bullying ways or his obnoxious arrogance - but with his body being found in Jaymie's diorama, she'll have to figure out who hated him enough to see him dead. With many suspects and even more secrets coming to the surface as she investigates, Jaymie feels buried by a blizzard of clues. But with Dickens Days on hold until the police can nab the killer, she's determined to catch the culprit so the ghost of Evan Nezer doesn't cast a pall over the whole Christmas season.

©2018 Donna Lea Simpson (P)2019 Tantor

Very entertaining

Good story with an interesting mystery. There were several twists and turns and a lot of reasons not to like the victim. The pacing is slow and it seems like the narrator was whispering. Overall it's an entertaining story.

Clever mystery

I love this series and this entry was great as expected. Excellent mystery with lots of twists and turns. Can't wait to listen to the next one!

ehhh

The narrator was too sultry and overdramatic. It was hard to take. I agree with the other review about the political agenda thrown in for no reason. The main character comes off as a nosey hypocrite.

Fun, Cozy Holiday Mystery

I've liked this series for a long time, and this installment was fun, as well. I didn't pick up on the politics as much as other listeners (which I guess is a good thing, because that is quick to turn me off . . . it must not have been as blatant as I've ran into in other books 😏). This is a modern day Scrooge story, complete with Dickens Days and a downtown market, which I enjoyed listening to, as the participants planned and built the cider booth. The party at Scrooge's house was ridiculous and odd . . . and any one of those guests could have gladly knocked the mean man off. I was happy that Dicken's Days went on as scheduled and that the mystery (murder) was solved.

The Story was Nice

I absolutely love Val. Heidi is awesome.
Bernie makes me smile. Jaymie gets on my nerves. I do like her.
But why didn't she tell the police Evan pushed Bill? Why when Ben was being mean to Bill-- didn't she say something? Do something?
When will there be a Halloween book?