Elise Pepper has had her share of bad dates, but she’s never had a dead body crash one before. Mr. Hamilton, the renowned Ice-man, purveyor of shady mortgages does just that when Elise finds him dead at the ice-rink. The scene of the crime is no coincidence, either. The Ice-man meets an icy end. And a freak power outage is only impeding the police.When Elise’s coworker, Sue, begs for help, Elise … help, Elise is surprised to discover Sue was related to the man. And her family is fighting over his will and the appearance of an illegitimate son. It doesn’t take long to discover everyone in town had reason to benefit from the banker’s death.
When even the king and queen of the local high school’s Winter Ball come under suspicion, Elise wonders if they’ll ever find out who did it.
This may be the first case where the killer walks away.
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I thought this book was witty but comfortable with believable characters
This is the 6th in the series but the first time reading this author for me. I enjoyed the book but at times there was so many things happening at one time that I almost got lost. The main character is Elise, who discovers a dead body at the ice rink. Her boyfriend Brad is a police officer and they while planning her wedding , Elise tries to figure out who could have kill the man. It was a fun read and I will read more of her adventure
Elise finds a dead man while on her date at an ice rink with Brad, her police officer boyfriend. It turns out to be the bank manager. The bank manager was ripping off clients with loans at the bank. The lady that runs a café needs money to stay in business, so she has to help the bankers niece, her friend, Sue, to face her rich family , plus planning her wedding, and all this makes it difficult for her to find the murderer. This is a humorous mystery with interesting characters.
4 stars
I purchased The Frosty taste of Scandal by Cee Cee James and this review was given freely.
I think this is her best story yet. Two love stories, Lucy reuniting with her Mom, and a Murder mystery. Elise solves a murder while preparing for her wedding to Brad, teaching 16 year old Lucy to drive and trying to help her coworker, her best friend Vivian, and a local icon with crisis of their own. beware of the foreshadowing and be read for a surprise at the end.
This review reflects editing and not the excellence of the tale.
A Frosty Tale of Scandal: An Angel Lake Mystery, Ceecee James’ sixth book in the Walking Calamity Cozy Mystery series, finds Elise Pepper and fiancé officer Brad Carter having a date night at the ice skating rink. They were looking for a fun, relaxing evening but what they found was a corpse.
The dead man was a prominent banker from a wealthy family. There were rumors that he had stooped to unscrupulous tactics, even putting some folks out of business. To say he was unliked was an understatement, and there were too many suspects to count.
When Elise learns that the dead man was the uncle of her coworker Sue Christoph and she has the occasion to visit Sue’s family when accompanying Sue to a family dinner, new puzzle pieces come into play.
With many twists and turns along the way, including Elise and Brad’s wedding, a most unexpected conclusion comes along. This is an interesting series. I did enjoy the read and recommend it.
This author’s books are engaging and Entertaining.
I love any and all of her stories
I never figured out the end before coming to it!
Well CeeCee has done it again. Book 6 in the Angel Lake series and they all have been great. I will not give anything away but the ending is wonderful and we do finally get an answer to a question I have had from book one. Well done!
I liked this book it was easy to read and kept you in guessing until the end. I like this author!
Easy read with a good plot and believable characters. Would read more by this author.
I really did like this book. I’ve found I usually like this author.
Jill
I look forward to future books in this series. Well done!.
Relaxing cozy mystery
Recommend. However, a few too many editing errors towards the end
Fun read, reading for entertainment not reality!
The characters are great and you fall in love with them. Keeps you reading.
Virtually no typos or other errors! Sharply written, characters had, well, three dimensional character. Nothing annoying in it. Fun. Would read others in series.
Fun to read.
I may have enjoyed this book more if I had read the previous installments in the series–I would have had a better understanding and sympathy for the characters and more emotion invested in the outcome. It did keep my attention through the book and I finished it. I often discard books if I find no redeeming qualities in the characters or the plot, or if they are plain silly. So, I do recommend this if you are a fan of romantic mysteries. If you are more inclined to read intriguing mysteries with a hint of romance I would skip this one.