The food here is to die for…Thirty-year-old Allie Treadwell is a singleton. She’s a foodie, and a runner. A restaurant reviewer by day, and a Netflix aficionado by night.Even if it doesn’t make her the most popular dinner guest in the charming southern town of Lanai, Georgia, Allie’s reviews are always honest.And her latest is no different from any other.But Allie’s review isn’t the only thing … other.
But Allie’s review isn’t the only thing to hit the newsstand. The restaurant’s owner and Allie’s one-time high school nemesis, Jessica Hayes, is found murdered. When Jessica’s husband, Miller, is labeled the prime suspect, Allie’s convinced the police are mistaken.
As if dodging the bad press while she works to clear Miller’s name isn’t enough, one false step could put the real killer onto her.
Can Allie clear Miller’s name without winding up with the next obituary?
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Foodie Files Mysteries are quick reads of around 30k words.
This book contains no swearing, no gore, and no cliffhangers.
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This was a short but well told and fun mystery with a touch of romance. The main characters were well developed and interesting. Just the showdown in the end got a little too chaotic for my taste but overall I had a great time reading the story.
Allie, the main character, is a food blogger and a restaurant reviewer for the local newspaper. It was a nice touch that each chapter began with a comment she received on her latest restaurant review.
I am looking forward to reading more in this series.
This review is for the audio book.
This a fun cozy mystery. Not sure it need the comments or reviews for the blog at the start of some of the chapters, didn’t really see the point of them as they didn’t seem to have any relevance to the chapter. Other than that it was fun, the characters were like able and the mystery was good, with the added bonus of the love interest. With plenty of suspects to keep you guessing it kept you listening until the very end. A good start to a new series.
Allie is a food critique for the local paper and the night before her bad review for the local restaurant, Melissa is murdered. Melissa is the wife of the husband and wife team of the new restaurant and also happened to be Allie’s biggest rival at school. Feeling bad about the review, not that the restaurant didn’t deserve it, Allie is horrified when the new police detective starts looking at Melissa’s husband. who was also a school classmate. While writing and taking photos of food Allie can’t help but ask questions, especially if getting more information on the case mean spending more time with the hunky detective. This however puts her on the radar of a killer and jogging her home town streets become dangerous. Can Allie get to the bottom of the murder before someone else is killed?
The narrator was fine and did use different voices for the characters but was a bit slow so I sped up the listening speed.
This is a short, fun read. The characters are likable. I thought I knew who the killer was early on, but was completely surprised! I would like to read more by this author and would highly recommend!
Received a free copy for a review. A great introduction to a new series. It really grabbed my attention. Loved the characters and the story.
The Salty Taste of Murder is a quick, fun read. I enjoyed the characters. The characters were fun, personable and realistic. The plot had many twists as Allie and the police tries to sift through the various suspects. I found the story engaging and hard to put down. I look forward to the next book in this series.
I enjoyed the book titled The Salty Taste of Murder. The main character is Allie. She is a runner and tries to get a run in every day. She also works as a restaurant reviewer. She reviews a restaurant in her own home town. The next few days she receives news that her friend was killed. She was partners in the restaurant she reviewed just a few nights before. Allie risks life and limb to prove her friends husband did not kill her. This book keeps you on the edge of your seat. I loved it!