Pastry chef Julie Cavallo unmasked a killer.Life is good once again… until her sous chef becomes a murder suspect.Julie is certain Eric didn’t kill his ex-con dad.The question is, can she prove it to the lead investigator?Alone she can’t. She needs Beldoc’s best — and, ahem, only — amateur sleuth team to get back in the game. Luckily, her shrewd sister, their feisty grandma and toe-worshiping dog … sister, their feisty grandma and toe-worshiping dog are up for the challenge.
Besides, Julie hopes to enlist the help of one hot gendarme…
Clueless but committed, the detective trio sets out to expose the real killer.
Praise for Ana T. Drew
“Fun characters and unexpected plots twists… A delightful read.” — Manhattan Book Review
“The Killer Karma” is the second murder mystery in a new series of atmospheric, humorous whodunnits set in Provence.
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Our favorite pastry chef/amateur sleuth Julie Cavallo is back once again finding herself right in the middle of another murder. This time around her sous chef Eric has become a murder suspect. The person he is accused of killing is his ex-con father. Julie and Eric have been friends for a long time. They have even worked together to solve a crime. Julie doesn’t believe Eric killed his father and sets out to prove his innocence.
The Killer Karma is a fast-paced cozy little murder mystery. Once I picked it up I was hooked with all the mystery and suspense that took me in all different directions as I tried to figure out whodunit. I enjoyed trying to figure out all the clues and where they were going to lead Julie next.
The Killer Karma kept me on the edge of my seat as I raced through the book wondering if Julie was going to be able to help her friend Eric. If she was going to prove her friend innocent or guilty as each clue was revealed. I can’t wait for the next book in the Julie Cavallo Investigates series.
I highly recommend The Killer Karma to anyone interested in a cozy murder mystery with plenty of suspense to keep you guessing from beginning to end. One-click your copy of The Killer Karma today to solve this mystery and find out whodunit!
I stumbled upon this book and really wished I’d read the first book before reading this second book in this series. I always prefer to read series in order, but know that it’s not always possible. All throughout the story, I felt like I was missing something. I felt that the author just jumped in, assuming that I’d read the first book, and so there wasn’t the normal re-introduction of the characters and the locale. For example, I was confused for the first couple of chapters. I couldn’t place where the book was set and kept wondering why there were French words being thrown in here and there. Then something was mentioned about Paris, and the lightbulb clicked. But I could mostly get past all that.
The mystery was cute. It wasn’t terribly deep, and Julie and her posse really stumbled around more than actually do any hardcore sleuthing. In fact, the story just rather ended, and I wasn’t satisfied with how it wrapped up. I felt that more time in the story was spent on Julie’s relationships than with her business or the murder mystery. It just didn’t feel very balanced to me.
In the end, I had a hard time connecting with the characters and their situation. It wasn’t a bad story, but it didn’t have me turning the pages because I had to know how it ended. I”m not sure that I’ll read more in this series. I do suggest that if you want to try this series, you start with the first book, or you may have that feeling of missing something as well.
My review originally posted at Novels Alive.
A quick read with fun quirky characters. I always enjoy a book when it involves pastries but this one was enjoyable as a story too.
When Julie’s sous chef becomes a murder suspect, you just know she’s going to look into the murder and of course call on her grandma to help. Told you there were quirky characters… It’s a fun, feel good, laugh a little, read.
This is Book 2 in a series titled “a Provence Cozy Mystery”. Book 1 has a good review too.
This is the second book in the Julie Cavallo series. Julie once again finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. She’s determined to prove that her employee, Eric, is innocent of the murder of his father.
I liked this second book even more than the first. Julie is beginning to accept that she has ‘snapshots’ of events that have occurred. She’s trying to figure out what they mean and how she can use them in her investigations. It’s also looking like she has two potential romantic interests I’m not sure what I think about that, since I’m not a fan of love triangle scenarios. I’ll have to wait and see where that goes.
This was an enjoyable, quick read!
A great second novel by Ana T Drew! I loved the continuation of Julie’s adventures. This time she is out to save her friend from being wrongfully accused. I couldn’t get enough of the panther throughout. I can’t wait to see the romantic sparks turn to an inferno!