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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fast-paced and quirky; definitely depends on your taste!,
By H. Grove "Errant Dreams Reviews" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: A Corpse in the Soup
Well I have to admit, Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner's A Corpse in the Soup is definitely a different sort of mystery from the ones I'm used to reading! The style is utterly bizarre, and I think it's one of those things that either you'll enjoy or you won't. For instance, the dueling chefs heading for a cooking competition are outrageously strange. One is a Jewish sushi chef; another is a Polish Cajun chef; and a third is best known for doing aerobics using raw chicken legs as dumbbells while cooking.
The breakneck pace of the story struck me as similar to that of watching a cartoon--everything's at full volume, color and velocity, and utterly bizarre things are thrown out at the reader with hardly a jot of explanation, such as the twins' occasional esp-linked thoughts, the apparent talking dog (sort of), and so on. The similar names drove me a bit crazy: Red and Rudy; Candy, Crystal and Chili; Godiva and Goldie... my head was positively swimming after a while, but that too fits the style and flavor of a cartoon. It also seemed to take the main characters a little time to pick up on some plot threads and twists that seemed a bit obvious. In essence, this really is a cartoon version of a mystery, but aimed at adults--all of the above would seem perfectly in place if I was watching a cartoon, and I almost expect to see the pages decorated with black-and-white cartoon-style drawings of the characters and their capers. It's fun, it's funny, it's stylish and entertaining. It's silly and diverting. But it definitely won't be everyone's cup of tea. I think the characters could seem either charming and fun or annoying and silly depending on your take on the style. I more or less started from the latter and drifted toward the former during my read; overall I'd have to say that this isn't my style of mystery, but that it definitely has its charms.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: A Corpse in the Soup (Paperback)
Goldie Silver and Godiva Olivia DuBois may be identical twins with the ability to communicate with one another telepathically, but that's where their similarity ends. Fashion-conscious Godiva, living in Beverly Hills, writes an advice column called Ask G.O.D. Free spirit Goldie lives in Juneau, Alaska, where she owns an antique store. Godiva takes Goldie's daughter Chili, a sous chef, to the taping of popular Chef Caesar Romano's show. Romano asks Godiva to sample the food and she passes out from food poisoning. Goldie flies in to help, and at the hospital, Romano confides that someone is sabotaging his show. Romano offers Chili a job as his assistant, and Goldie and Godiva put their heads together to try to figure out who's got it in for Romano. When his nemesis Biff Wellington is found with a knife in his back, Romano's the number one suspect and Godiva, romantically interested in Romano, is out to prove him innocent, along with the help of her sister Goldie and their mother and uncle, two former Vaudeville magicians.
This fun mystery romp will keep the reader guessing while enjoying the antics of Goldie and Godiva, along with their quirky family. The characters are amusing and endearing, and even the dog Waldo has his humorous moments. The plot moves along crisply, offering plenty of red herrings, and is twisty enough to provide a good whodunit. A Corpse in the Soup, first of the Silver Sisters Mystery series written by sisters St. James and Bradner, is a refreshing addition to the mystery world.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a circus!,
By Mssr. E. A. Poe (gutter in baltimore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Corpse in the Soup
Hippies, divas, bimbos, Hollywood has-beens, mumbling dogs and magicians, not to mention psycho-chefs and murderers, inhabit real-life sister-authors Morgan St. James' and Phyllice Bradner's wacky world of the Silver Sisters. This amateur sleuth team is like antique British sports car meets flower-adorned VW bug. Even the ordinary Main Street America characters are flakey and funny...well, it is California, of course...except for the part that's in Alaska, and that's pretty quirky, too. Bottom line: if you can't handle a pun, son, this ain't gonna be your fun...it was for me! I laughed all the way through the book. As a bonus, it had a surprisingly good plot. A Corpse in the Soup
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