Janet Evanovich reintroduces some characters from Plum Spooky in the first book of her new series Wicked Appetites (#13). Lizzy Tucker is a pastry chef working in Salem, Massachusetts, after she inherits a house in nearby Marblehead from a great aunt. Lizzy's talent is for fabulous cupcakes, but it turns out she has other talents useful to someone who's not so nice - Gerwulf Grimoire. Enter Diesel, sent to protect her, as they partner to try to assemble the stones that control the Seven Deadly Sins. Carl, the monkey, is back, too! Eep!
This is a really fun read (like all of her books!) but I do have a couple of small bones to pick with Ms. Evanovich. First, in one scene, Lizzy finds herself in a penthouse apartment in downtown Boston overlooking "the park". No Bostonian (or anyone who watches the Boston TV stations) would EVER call the Common or the Public Gardens "the park". It's always either The Common (on the downtown/Beacon Hill side) or the Gardens (the Back Bay?Ritz side). And secondly, I wish there really was a Dazzle's Bakery, but even better, I wish there were some cupcake recipes in this book! I could have used some to snack on while I was reading this...
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