Being an undercover poison taster for the rich and famous is hard enough without being dragged into clearing the name of your former nemesis…
Especially when you think he might be guilty.
To make matters worse, Izzy and her elderly accomplice aren’t the only ones digging into the murder case, and the other parties are a whole lot more dangerous. And if her old nemesis didn’t do it, then the … parties are a whole lot more dangerous. And if her old nemesis didn’t do it, then the real killer won’t appreciate their interference.
Throw it all together with a client from high-society hell (the same world the murder victim is from), the challenges of a new romantic relationship, and plenty of snark, poison, vengeance, and firebombs, and Izzy had better watch her back!
“Izzy is the Stephanie Plum of Los Angeles … Fun, entertaining, and engaging reading.”
— Barbara Tobey ★★★★★
“So good I absolutely could not put it down! … The entire book crackles with memorable characters … The plot is fast-paced and suspenseful … This series never fails to entertain me!”
— Chloegirl ★★★★★
“I will miss these characters. Best series of my year!!”
— Wendi G. ★★★★★
Includes bonus short story: Taste of Christmas
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Poison is the New Black is the third book in the Eat, Pray, Die, humorous mystery series by Chelsea Field. The story is delightfully crazy. Poison taster Isobel ‘Izzy’ Avery has a new client, a high society woman named Vanessa. Meanwhile, Izzy’s arch-enemy, Emily, is out to destroy Izzy. Society Club president Vanessa is scheming to get a spot on the charity calendar, posing nude, which means evil Emily is going to try and stop her. All the while octogenarian Etta needs Izzy’s help to stop Mr. Black from going to jail for murder. The same Mr. Black who went after Izzy for the money her ex-husband owed. It’s a wonderful, wild read!
I absolutely love this series. Izzy is all that I love in a main character. She tries to do what it right, she keeps kicking and caring even when life is a little tough for her, and she is a more than a little lucky! She, Etta and Connor make a great team and this team just won’t quit until they win.
While there is a great deal of humor Izzy’s job as a taster is serious; yes, her job is to make sure her clients are not poisoned. In Poison is the New Black, the man who terrorized her for the money her ex-husband owed when we first met her has been accused of murder and her audacious septuagenarian neighbor refuses to believe that Mr. Black is a killer. Izzy’s focus on the current case, protecting a club president so she gets to pose for a nude calendar, isn’t time consuming so she can’t use it as an excuse not to help the man who scares her even now that she is safe from his threats. Etta pushes Izzy to question his guilt as they meet his family and our heroine is forced to reevaluate how she feels about him.
Thanks to Chelsea Fields for giving Izzy and Connor’s Christmas story before Poison! It was great
I love all the books in this series. They are fun to read.
Poison Is the New Black
With Bonus Story: Taste of Christmas
By: Chelsea Field
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Izzy and Connor get a bit closer in their relationship. Izzy and her elderly neighbor gets her involved into a murder mystery that ends up almost getting them killed. Great characters and plot.
Witty, clever, and fun.
Narrator is just right for these books!
The story continues immediately after the Christmas story ‘Taste of Christmas’ and I do think you need to have read at least the first book of the series to understand the storyline. This is nr 3.
Izzy takes a new job as a Shade, but it is a simple and fast one so she gets lured into a new investigation with elderly neighbor Etta. Etta wants to help Mr Black prove he is innocent of the murder he is accused of and even though Izzy has her doubts (he did threaten her in book 1) and is sure new boyfriend Connor won’t approve, she is soon up to her eyeballs in playing investigator.
I like the route the story is taking Izzy and enjoy the writing style. Etta is my favorite secondary character and I enjoyed meeting Connor’s family (again). The pacing of the story is just right without any boring moment. I do hope there will be many more books in the series and we get to see a more relaxed and talkative Connor 🙂 as he is starting to thaw. (2017)
Another great story by C Field. These are a fun set of stories. Of course, Etta by far steals the show. We have hopes that Connor will actually crack a smile or dare we even go so far as to want to hear him laugh? Even though Oliver wasn’t in this story very much he’s an enjoyable character to keep up with. I really appreciate the author’s creativity in her books…poison tasting? Well, I won’t give any more examples because I don’t want to spoil the stories. But definitely kudos for creativity.
Love this series, so different and entertaining!