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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:Chloe Carter's Internet date commits the ultimate gastronomic faux pas: He dies before dessert Ever in search of the perfect meal�and the perfect man�twenty-something grad student and food connoisseur Chloe Carter draws the line at speed dating. But when the Massachusetts native reluctantly signs up for Back Bay Dates, she's soon communicating with a guy after her own heart. According to his online bio, DinnerDude is Eric Rafferty, a blond, six-foot foodie. They meet at a five-star restaurant where everyone seems to know Eric, and he and Chloe are given the celebrity treatment. But their first date turns out to be their last: Before Chloe can say cr�me br�l�e, Eric is found in the men's room, fatally stabbed in the neck. Suddenly at the center of an investigation into the life of a man she barely knew, Chloe plunges into the cutthroat world of trendy restaurants. Her romantic life picks up again when she meets sexy chef Josh Driscoll�who's also the prime suspect in Eric's murder. This ebook features mouth-watering recipes sure to satisfy more than just your appetite for crime. Steamed is the 1st book in the Gourmet Girl Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.… (more)
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Her sister thinks she should get organized about her search for love--online dating or speed dating. Speed dating is right out, but in a weak moment, she signs up for Back Bay Dates, with the user name GourmetGirl, and is soon communicating with DinnerDude. They arrange to meet at the hot new restaurant, Essence.
DinnerDude, real name Eric Rafferty, is an annoying date, though they share a real interest in gourmet food. He goes from annoying to impossible when he leaves the table to take a phone call, and turns up dead in the men's restroom just before dessert.
This is a lively, interesting cozy mystery with some interesting twists in the plot. On the other hand, at times Chloe is pretty darned annoying herself. She's way too cool to take some of her social services education seriously, even as she finds the class in group therapy unexpectedly useful. Many of her dating problems are directly due to her doing things she knows are foolish. At times, her saving grace is that her sister, Heather, is so utterly, self-righteously certain she's right about everything involving Chloe's life. She's the one who recommended Back Bay Dates, for instance...
On the flip side, this is a story set in Boston, and it makes good use of Boston and Cambridge as a setting. It's just a lot of fun.
Overall, recommended for a good, light read.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from Audible in exchange for an honest review.