Devil's Food Cake [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Deseret Book (2009)
• ASIN: B0031LBVRQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,575,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Josi S. Kilpack grew up hating to read until her mother handed her a copy of The Witch of Blackbird Pond when she was 13. From that day forward, she read everything she could get her hands on and accredits her writing "education" to the many novels she has "studied" since then. She began her first novel in 1998 and hasn't stopped. Her seventh novel, Sheep's Clothing won the Whitney Award 2007 for Mystery/Suspense. Her most recent book, Blackberry Crumble, is the fifth book in the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series. Josi currently lives in Willard Utah with her husband, four children, one dog and varying number of chickens. For more information about Josi, you can visit her website at www.josiskilpack.com or her blog at www.josikilpack.blogspot.com

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not So Cozy Culinary Mystery!, October 7, 2010

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J. A. Harnick "JennJustReading" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Devil's Food Cake: A Culinary Mystery (Paperback)

This is the third installment in the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series and the most delectable so far. Devil's Food Cake is a culinary mystery on another level. Josi S. Kilpack has taken the 'cozy' out of culinary cozy.

Sadie started off as a bit of a caricature back in Lemon Tart, but she has developed into a character with depth. I'm not sure she's someone I want to know, but only because people she knows have a nasty habit of being murdered. Is she a bit of a busy body? Perhaps, but she certainly is useful one. An active member of her community, Sadie has personal inside knowledge of relationships and people that perhaps are not so obvious to the police force. She's also very gutsy. (Sadie makes a murder suspect a snack in the home of a woman who just attacked her... could I? Maybe, but would I? No way!) Unfortunately, because she's dating a detective on the force and she has a reputation for interfering in investigations, Sadie is ignored by the police. But she does find a stranger to aid her investigation, one who just may crumble her relationship that is already on the rocks.

The plot is intricate and compactly woven. The story moves without lulls and while the reader may question the validity actions of the characters, they are sure of their motivations. As crazy as the cast is, they all mean well. As a reader, I never found myself ahead or behind the investigation. I was right with Sadie every step of the way, and just as shocked as she was by every turn of events.

Kilpack's writing style can go from witty to serious in an instant, and lets not forget about the delicious recipes included! The food is pulled into the story, and the recipes follow the chapter, but they are never forced.

It is the most complete in character and plot of the three books in the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series and I couldn't put it down.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best book in her series yet, February 25, 2010

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L. Whaley (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Devil's Food Cake (Paperback)

Devil's Food Cake is the best book in the Sadie series yet. This new book takes place back in Colorado and introduces the reader to some new characters. The twists were particularly well done and the romantic triangle will be fun to watch evolve in the next book. I am not sure which way I want it to play out but will be interested in seeing where Josi takes the romantic angle. A delightful clean read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In a word, WOW!, February 21, 2010

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C. Chesley (Oklahoma, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Devil's Food Cake (Paperback)

What a fantastic, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride! Sadie's adventures just keep getting better and better. In Devil's Food Cake, we meet a few new characters--and it's a trick to discover who the villain really is until the very end.

At the end of the story, just when you catch your breath, you're given a delightful sneak peek at Key Lime Pie--Sadie's next adventure. I have no idea what I'll do before I get to read it!