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Killing Thyme (James P. Dandy Elderhostel Mysteries)

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Killing Thyme is the second title in the James P. Dandy Mystery series. The first being Bloody Bonsai.

I knew there was more to cooking than my mother had taught me. After this mystery I will certainly be more choosy about my knives and cooking oil.

Jim Dandy and Dodee Swisher get together in Baltimore for a lesson in love, cooking and murder. When they showed up at their second Elderhoster cooking class, they didn't expect to be in the middle of another mystery. But when the chefs start dying off, someone on the inside has to help solve the murders. Who better than Dodee and a reluctant Jim. These two are charming and work well together.

It looks like Mr. Abresh has found his niche. He characters are well developed and likable. His mysteries unexpected. Brenda @ MyShelf

Jim Dandy and Dodee Swisher get toget her at an elderhostel cooking trip to see if the magic they generated in their last encounter was still there.

Not only was the magic there but so was a host of murders. The curious Dodee and the hesitant Jim work together to solve the mysteries and get to know each other as well.

I enjoyed this book. The romance wasn't sloppy and the mystery was tidy.

I have to admit that I was a little bit reluctant to read this book when my mother handed it over to me. I didn't expect to enjoy reading about an older couple solving mysteries. What a pleasant surprise. I'm going to buy any other book Abresch writes, it was that good.

What a believable mystery. The characters are real and draw the reader into the story. The story itself moves quickly with little time for relaxation. The only problem with the story is that is kept me up all night to finish it, my boss was not impressed. But I was impressed with the book.

"Killing Thyme" by Peter Abresch is the second of the Dandy series. Basically, Doddie and Jim are reunited and have to solve another mystery. They do get to the bottom of why all these chefs are dying, but it is uninteresting, save a plot device involving lesser known uses of olive oil. Jim also says "yeah, buddy" to a gratitious level, and I was not amused. That, and "damnit to hell" were overused, and it shows that Abresch's writing is thin.