Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches

Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Series, Book 3

De: Karen Rose Smith

Narrado por: C.S.E. Cooney

Daisy's Tea Garden in Pennsylvania's Amish country is known for its elegant finger foods - but now owner Daisy Swanson has to finger a killer....

Restaurant critic Derek Schumaker, notorious for his bitter reviews, is about to visit Daisy's Tea Garden, and Daisy and Aunt Iris are simmering with anxiety. A bad word from the culinary curmudgeon could really hurt their business, but Daisy tries to stay confident. After all, how can he resist her cucumber sandwiches with pimento spread - not to mention the cheesy cauliflower soup and strawberry walnut salad?

Schumaker takes a to-go order when the afternoon tea service is done, which Daisy hopes is a good sign. But when he perishes from a seizure, it looks like his food was dosed with something deadly. Considering a threat that recently appeared on his blog - and whispers of scandal in his past - Daisy has quite an assortment of suspects to sift through....

©2019 Karen Rose Smith (P)2019 Tantor

Refreshingly modern....

The cozy is rather text book until real-life family planning issues come into play. Three of situations seem to be taken in the stride of the family members, but 4 unplanned pregnancies in one story IS not fiction... so thanks for opportunities to think about these things with a hot, refreshing cuppa🍵👍🏽💗

Very clean

The narrator is not my favorite. She mispronounces words or puts emphasis on peculiar things. Overall a good, clean read.

The killer at the end.

I figured out that Vi was pregnant and I am glad the way it was handled. The voices kind of got on my nerves.

Boring and kind of judgy

I just cannot get past how the main character talks about the birth mother of her adopted child. How about a little compassion for the woman who gave you the gift of another child when you couldn’t have any more yourself? The birth mother gave her child up for unselfish reasons and for the main character to talk about her like she’s trash is disgusting. Holier than thou attitude to say the least. Glad it was free, if only I could get my time back.

Voices are strained

The narrator always sounds strained.like shes pushing out the words…. Relax! Some of the voices are annoying… cant listen anymore. The emotions in the voices are strained and not natural.

Story was all about unplanned pregnancy.

I was so tired of hearing about pregnancies I couldn't listen anymore. Don't waste your time listening to this garbage.