"Chef's Deadly Dish" by Lisa Harris

About this book:

  “The Chef is cooking up trouble.

  One of Pricilla Crumbs former students from the Willow Hill Private Academy for Girls finds herself in hot water--and the situation is about to reach its boiling point. Arrested for murder at the prestigious Rocky Mountain Amateur Chef Competition, things are looking mighty grim for the young chef...until Pricilla follows up on a batch of clues.”


Series: Book #3 in the “Cozy Crumbs Mystery” series. Review of Book #1 Here! and Book #2 Here!


Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are mentioned & talked about; Prayers; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of churches, church going, sermons, & pastors; A few mentions of Bibles; A few mentions of those & events in the Bible; A couple mentions of Christians; A couple mentions of blessings & being blessed; A couple mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of sins;

             *Note: Mentions of Murphy’s Law & bad luck; A few mentions of a woman who says she’s not into religion; A mention of a man being like a god pronouncing judgment (Priscilla says she wouldn’t go as far to compare him to God).

Negative Content- A mention of a curse (said, not written); Finding a murdered body (barely-above-not-detailed); Being kidnapped (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of murders, murderers, how they happened, the bodies, screams, & blood (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of past murders, murderers, how they happened, the weapons, & finding the bodies (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of crimes, arrests, & jail/prison; Mentions of being arrested, knocked out, kidnapped, & taken hostage; Mentions of explosions & fires; Mentions of an illegal drug & an overdose; Mentions of injuries, pain, & bruises; Mentions of blackmail; Mentions of gambling & debts; Mentions of drinking, an alcoholic, & a bar; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of a divorce & a husband walking out on his family; Mentions of hunting & hunters; A few mentions of a serial killer; A few mentions of stealing & a stolen item; A couple mentions of wars; A couple mentions of a hit-and-run & broken bones; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of manure.

Sexual Content- a cheek kiss and four barely-above-not-detailed kisses; Touches (barely-above-not-detailed); Noticing; Mentions of a man accusing his wife of seeing another man and becoming pregnant (untrue); A few mentions of a boss giving his female (& married) secretary too much attention (it made her husband jealous); A few mentions of seeing couples kissing; A few mentions of young women’s blatant pursuit of an older man; A couple mentions of an affair; A couple mentions of jealousy; Some love, being in love, & the emotions.

-Priscilla Crumb, age 65

-Max Summers, age 65
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        253 pages

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My personal Rating-

I had a feeling on who the “villain” was of this murder mystery, but didn’t find that it kept my attention very well. It was a good conclusion to this trilogy and I can see fans of Hallmark murder mystery movies enjoying these books. 

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.