Bethany Bradstreet is boiling mad.Business at Bethany’s little soup kiosk in the train station is simmering along, but a competitor has the nerve to open up right next door!Worse than stealing her customers—they’re stealing her recipes! It’s not all bad for Bethany. The fresh rivalry draws the attention of a certain handsome local food critic, and she’s definitely not mad about that.But when her … definitely not mad about that.
But when her competitor is not-so-accidentally hit by a train, Bethany is the prime suspect in an investigation that will throw Newbridge—and Bethany’s tight circle of quirky friends—into a stew of suspicion.
Rest In Split Peas is the second book in the Death du Jour series. If you like cozy mysteries full of soup and suspense by the sea, this is the book for you. Includes five delicious soup recipes!
P.S. It has a cat in it.
Books in the Death du Jour series:
Crime Chowder (Book One)
Risky Bisqueness (short story, Book 1.5)
Rest In Split Peas (Book Two)
Chili con Carnage (Book Three)
Lentil Death Do Us Part (Book Four)
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Bethany’s little soup kiosk at the train station is doing great….that is until the kiosk next door stops selling smoothies and starts selling soups also, and to top it off….stealing Bethany’s recipes! All is not lost, for a handsome food critic comes around and agrees to try one of Bethany’s special soups. On that day, her competitor gets pushed in front of an oncoming train! Now Bethany is the number one suspect. Can she prove to everyone she is innocent? There are more other suspects in this story. Lots of things going on that you will have to read for yourself. I love this series!
Hungry passengers, blackmail, missing money and murder are all part of this fast paced, cozy. Bethany Bradstreet runs a soup kiosk in the local train station and becomes involved in murder when the woman with a smoothie kiosk next to her is killed. A long list of possible suspects and a surprise ending make this a good second book of the Death du Jour series. I received an ARC of this book for my honest review.
This is the second book in the Death du Jour Mystery series by Hillary Avis. Bethany Bradstreet has a soup kiosk, Souperb Soups, in the Newbridge Train Station. She uses her roomate, Kimmy Caldwell’s, kitchen at Cafe Sabine to prepare the soup to take to the station before the 10:55 train. The kiosk next to her, owned by Marigold Wonder, prepares healthy smoothies. Olive and Garrett Underwood own the Honor Roll Bakery in the station. Olive prepares breads to match Bethany’s soup of the day. Marigold has invited Milo Armstrong, a reporter from the Newbridge Community Observer, to do an article on the soup kiosks for the paper. Ben Kovac is the stationmaster and Trevor MacDonald is the maintenance man for the station. The book includes a number of quirky characters making you want to read more of the book. When Marigold decides to change her healthy smoothie kiosk to Souperior Soups and copies Bethany’s recipes and soups of the previous day, Bethany is obviously upset. Marigold’s cousin, Jen Smith (who looks a lot like Marigold) and her fiance’, Aaron Andrews. show up to assist Marigold for a few days. Everyone hears shouting near the tracks that someone has been hit by the 10:55, they discover it is Marigold. Marigold’s purse is missing but a $50,000 check is found in Marigold’s bra. The check is from the station’s restoration funds and had previously been in Ben’s office. Who had the motive and the intent to push Marigold in front of the train? There are a lot of suspects to sort through. The end will definitely surprise you. You will be glad you read this cozy mystery.
I received an advanced copy. This is my honest review.
I have really enjoyed this series and this book to me was better than the first. Cooking, espionage, murder! The descriptions of the scenes and food make you feel like you are right there. The author draws you in and makes you excited to turn each page and see what happens next. Looking forward to the next one.
I am enjoying this Death du Jour mystery series. Rest in Split Peas is even better than the first book. I love Bethany, Kimmie, Olive and the rest of the crew. The idea of matching the soup to the day was neat. I am rooting for Ryan (not Milo) to win Bethany’s affections. The mystery was interesting. I certainly did not anticipate that ending. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a cozy mystery.