The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Chocoholic Mysteries, No. 4) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

JoAnna Carl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2005

The lakeside town of Warner Pier, Michigan, is tickled pinker than a strawberry truffle. Flashy Aubrey Andrews Armstrong just swept into town, dropping celebrity names and claiming he's a Hollywood producer. He says he'll make a movie based on a local author's romance novel right there "on location." But sensible Lee McKinney, business manager of TenHuis Chocolade, would bet her last chocolate coin that Mr. Armstrong is a doggone phony.

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"As delectable as a rich chocolate truffle."
-- Carolyn Hart

About the Author

JoAnna Carl is the pseudonym of a multipublished mystery writer. She spent more than twenty-five years in the newspaper business, working as a reporter, feature writer, editor and columnist. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma and also studied in the OU Professional Writing Program. She lives in Oklahoma but spends much of her summer at a cottage on Lake Michigan near several communities similar to the fictional town of Warner Pier.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 325 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; 1 edition (March 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786272872
• ISBN-13: 978-0786272877
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,097,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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JoAnna Carl is the pseudonym for a multipublished mystery writer. She spent more than twenty-five years in the newspaper business.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another delicious mystery, February 5, 2005

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Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Chocoholic Mysteries, No. 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

Lee McKinney has a full life, between being the accountant for her aunt's chocolate business and trying to decide if she wants to marry her boyfriend Joe. All of this becomes more complicated, however, when Aubrey Andrews Armstong, a supposed Hollywood producer, comes to town to investigate the possibility of making a movie based on a book written by Maia Michaelson, a local woman. Lee knows that Maia is not a very good writer, and is suspicious of Aubrey's motives. She becomes even more unhappy when if appears that Aubrey is attempting to romance Lee's Aunt Nettie. As if this isn't bad enough, Joe begins to pressure her about helping him make
choices in redecorating his apartment, so that she will be more eager to marry him and move in with him. Needless to say, many chocolate bonbons and quite a bit of action later, Lee manages to get some answers to these problems. I especially enjoy the setting of these books because it is close to my hometown and is an area with which I am very familiar. This is an enjoyable series and is one that I look forward to reading more of in the future.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as Delectable as the Others, December 11, 2004

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Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Chocoholic Mysteries, No. 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

Hollywood has arrived in Warner Pier in the form of Aubrey Andrews Armstrong. He plans to make a movie based on the book Maia Michaelson wrote on her family history.

But Lee McKinney suspects something isn't right from the start. Aubrey seems too smooth and too good to be true. She seems to be the only one to realize this, however. Even her Aunt Nettie has agreed to go out on a date with him. With no one willing to listen to her, Lee sets out to find out what she can about Aubrey by herself. But she's hardly started when she finds a dead body. What's the connection to the movie? Can Lee stay alive long enough to find out?

As with other books in the series, I loved this one and could hardly put it down. Lee and her friends are wonderful characters that continue to grow on you. While I had a couple of the sub-plots figured out early on, the main mystery surprised me from the get go. I couldn't figure out for sure what was going on until Lee solved the case, even when the final clue was given.

Warner Pier is a great place to visit and Lee is a great tour guide. My only disappointment is that I'm done and have to wait for the next book to come out to visit again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as tasty as the first two, March 23, 2006

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Lizz A. Belle "lizzabelle, English major nerd" (North Bend, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Chocoholic Mysteries, No. 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

I LOVED this book. It was better than the first two. Could hardly put it down. Carl gets more and more clever with each new story. Plus I love dogs, so Monte was a great addition to the story. I highly recommend this mystery series if you're looking for something to do on a rainy afternoon. If you're looking for books with a lot of depth and substance, this mystery series isn't for you. However, if you enjoy reading and chocolate, pick this up along with a big box of See's candies. I especially like all the chocolate trivia. I learned something about my favorite food group. Bon appetite!