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Bantam (1998), Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:A chilly reception.... Caterer Goldy Schulz has been hired to host a hockey party. But the proceedings won't be all fun and games. Unfortunately, her client won't be satisfied until Goldy adds a hefty serving of revenge. An ex-husband from hell.... Patricia McCracken is certain that her obstetrician and her penny-pinching HMO are responsible for the loss of her baby. Now she is suing both, and she wants Goldy's advice on coming out on top. For Dr. John Richard Korman, aka the Jerk, is none other than Goldy's abusive ex-husband. Goldy knows all about John Richard's secret life�but even she is shocked when he's arrested for the murder of his latest girlfriend. A dish best served cold.... As much as Goldy would like to see her ex get his just desserts, could he really be a killer? Soon she will find herself sifting through a spicy mix of sizzling gossip for clues to a mystery that threatens her catering deadline, her relationship with her son and new...… (more)
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LibraryThing member chikkagrl
Another great book in her series of Goldy Bear Catering.
LibraryThing member MsBeautiful
Enjoy this character, love hearing about cooking/recipes
LibraryThing member tjsjohanna
One of the things I liked about this story was the sacrifices Goldy made for her son. Her ex-husband is as crazy as ever in this story and Goldy is certainly torn between conflicting impulses. There are some crazy doll collectors and some really tasty recipes in this book.
LibraryThing member pussreboots
The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson is the seventh in the Goldy Bear catering series. I'm catching up to the books I read early on before I decided to read them in order. So if my review seems more disjointed than usual, that's probably why. I should also note that as I listened to this
Arch's father (aka, "the Jerk") is dating one of Goldy's clients. Of course, this client (who has a bit of a reputation for a temper, herself) ends up dead. All the evidence points to John Richard — all too conveniently. But Goldy, having survived through his abuse, is too blinded to see anything else except that her abusive ex-husband has finally gone too far. Arch, though, insists that she do her usual snooping around to prove that his father didn't do it. Either — he's an unusually dense child who is completely blind the abuse (doubtful) or he's inherited his mother's Spidey senses.
While Julian is away at college, Goldy is loaning his room to McGuire. He had been working as her assistant, but he's been laid up with mono (which I can tell you from personal experience, is no fun!) and even she can't get him to eat.
Between trying to get McGuire to eat and trying to help Arch (against all of her better judgment), Goldy also has the Babsie Doll conference to cater. Think Barbie meets American Girl. Then throw in the crazy cosplay that sometimes goes hand in hand with conferences.
I enjoyed the book. Goldy seemed more out of sorts than usual but given the circumstances, her emotional state makes sense. As I am coming up on books I've already listened to, I had some deja vu moments — mostly in recognizing people who will be important in future volumes. For anyone paying close attention, all the clues are there. The how, why and and who are all there.
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book, read by Barbara Rosenblat, I have no idea how some of the character names are spelled!Arch's father (aka, "the Jerk") is dating one of Goldy's clients. Of course, this client (who has a bit of a reputation for a temper, herself) ends up dead. All the evidence points to John Richard — all too conveniently. But Goldy, having survived through his abuse, is too blinded to see anything else except that her abusive ex-husband has finally gone too far. Arch, though, insists that she do her usual snooping around to prove that his father didn't do it. Either — he's an unusually dense child who is completely blind the abuse (doubtful) or he's inherited his mother's Spidey senses.
While Julian is away at college, Goldy is loaning his room to McGuire. He had been working as her assistant, but he's been laid up with mono (which I can tell you from personal experience, is no fun!) and even she can't get him to eat.
Between trying to get McGuire to eat and trying to help Arch (against all of her better judgment), Goldy also has the Babsie Doll conference to cater. Think Barbie meets American Girl. Then throw in the crazy cosplay that sometimes goes hand in hand with conferences.
I enjoyed the book. Goldy seemed more out of sorts than usual but given the circumstances, her emotional state makes sense. As I am coming up on books I've already listened to, I had some deja vu moments — mostly in recognizing people who will be important in future volumes. For anyone paying close attention, all the clues are there. The how, why and and who are all there.
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LibraryThing member BookConcierge
2.5 **
Goldy Schulz is once again involved in a crime in her community, which distracts her from her catering business. This time her ex-husband - John Richard Korman M.D. (a/k/a The Jerk) - has been arrested for the murder of his current girlfriend, Suz Craig, who also happens to be a vice
I've read a number of these mysteries and found them entertaining and delicious at the outset, but now I'm tired of the formula. The recipes are still great, but the plot is thin, and the dialogue repetitive.
Goldy Schulz is once again involved in a crime in her community, which distracts her from her catering business. This time her ex-husband - John Richard Korman M.D. (a/k/a The Jerk) - has been arrested for the murder of his current girlfriend, Suz Craig, who also happens to be a vice
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president of the HMO which bought Korman's practice. Much as she believes he could easily have committed the crime (he has a history of "losing his temper"), she also feels compelled to investigate in order to spare their son the pain of seeing his father jailed.I've read a number of these mysteries and found them entertaining and delicious at the outset, but now I'm tired of the formula. The recipes are still great, but the plot is thin, and the dialogue repetitive.
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LibraryThing member JenniferRobb
Goldy caters a hockey-themed party and meals for a doll collector's group. Goldy's ex-husband and Arch's father is accused of killing his current girlfriend--a development that upsets his son who asks Goldy to look into the matter to clear his father.
This book gives us a bit of a look into Goldy's
I also found it a bit unbelievable that Goldy just lets Arch go to his friend Todd's house when he announces he is "moving out". She doesn't argue with him, forbid it, try to talk him out of it. . . she just lets him go.
Sometimes Goldy makes decisions that put her in danger. I can't fault her for her ex coming to her house and assaulting her through the window--that's all on him--though if she'd had the security system on as she was supposed to, she might have gotten help sooner...but going to Suz Craig's house was all her decision and choosing to dig up and take the tapes with her without contacting the police or her husband is also her decision.
We aren't told what happens with Patricia McCracken's lawsuit or Korman's practice or the HMO problems that are brought up in this book. I have read the next book in the series, but it was some time ago and I don't remember if those issues were brought up in that book or not.
I was a bit disappointed in the included recipes--and the one recipe that sounded interesting (a Mexican eggroll of some type) wasn't included.
This book gives us a bit of a look into Goldy's
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time with her ex as well as his patterns of abuse with women and some of the doctors that Goldy encountered when she sought medical help. I admire that Goldy tries not to put her dislike of her ex into her son's interactions with him--though in some ways she does seem like an enabler to her son by trying to protect him from things like his father forgetting he is going to have Arch for visitation. It might be better if she just let Arch see his father's shortcomings rather than trying to protect him. I also found it a bit unbelievable that Goldy just lets Arch go to his friend Todd's house when he announces he is "moving out". She doesn't argue with him, forbid it, try to talk him out of it. . . she just lets him go.
Sometimes Goldy makes decisions that put her in danger. I can't fault her for her ex coming to her house and assaulting her through the window--that's all on him--though if she'd had the security system on as she was supposed to, she might have gotten help sooner...but going to Suz Craig's house was all her decision and choosing to dig up and take the tapes with her without contacting the police or her husband is also her decision.
We aren't told what happens with Patricia McCracken's lawsuit or Korman's practice or the HMO problems that are brought up in this book. I have read the next book in the series, but it was some time ago and I don't remember if those issues were brought up in that book or not.
I was a bit disappointed in the included recipes--and the one recipe that sounded interesting (a Mexican eggroll of some type) wasn't included.
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Original publication date
1997-09-02
Physical description
432 p.; 7.06 inches
ISBN
0553574663 / 9780553574661
Local notes
Paperback copy given to Holly Nugent.