Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Joanne Pence (Author)

Book Description

Series: Angie Amalfi Mysteries | Publication Date: August 29, 2006

The heat is on

Life's a banquet for Angelina Amalfi—a gourmet chef and food writer with enough sass and spunk for two. But things start to go really bad really fast when the man who's been contributing unusual recipes to her column is discovered dead and Angie suddenly finds herself being stalked by a killer whose appetite was merely whetted by the first deadly course. On the plus side, Paavo Smith, the homicide cop assigned to the case, is one delectable dish. But when more people start to fall all around her like ruined soufflÉs, ever-resourceful Angie realizes she'll have to cook up a survival scheme quick before her personal goose gets cooked. This case may be too hot to handle and the stakes are high, for she's about to take on deadly arms smugglers and lethal food fanatics. But if anyone can keep her cool, Angie can.

Editorial Reviews

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"Fast-paced and clever." -- -- Affair de Coeur

About the Author

Joanne Pence was born and raised in San Francisco. A graduate of U.C. Berkeley with a master's degree in journalism, Joanne has taught school in Japan, written for magazines, and worked for the federal government. She now lives in Idaho with her family, which includes a multitude of pets.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Avon (August 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061080969
• ISBN-13: 978-0061080968
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #473,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sex, murder, romance, mystery and on a roller coaster, April 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is wonderful. I have read the entire series and especially like this one, the first; as well as the fourth and the sixth being constantly re-read in my house. I look forward to a long entertaining line to follow. I find the characters well written, heartfelt and true. The heroine may not seem true to life to some, but I can attest that there are women out there like that, who in spite of everything they have going for them, still feel that they lack direction and have a need to find purpose. This is one thing I like about Angie, the second being that she isn't a supersleuth/supercop type who is strong, tough, cold and cunning with a steel trap mind. Angie is more real and blundering with good intentions and combining her with Paavo, as the real detective, who is her foil and backup and oh-so-complicated love interest, makes for very emotional, sexy and intriguing reading. The fact that there is so much humor is a nice change from the grim, "real life is grim," attitude that so many mysteries feel they must convey these days.

I'm glad that this whole lighter, humorous but still thrilling sub-genre of mysteries is coming of age. This book is definitely worth a look.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put it down!, February 11, 2000

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Donna (Beech Creek, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Alhough some readers thought this was too much romance and little mystery, I found this to be fun and exciting in both areas. I loved the way Pence grabbed my attention from page one, and the excitement continued until the end. I couldn't put it down! I thoroughly enjoyed the way Pence kept me guessing if Angie and Paavo would ever become an item, and the way she tenderly wove their romance into the story.

I enjoyed this book so much that I clicked on to amazon.com and ordered all of Pence's Angie Amalfi mysteries. I can't wait to get them in the mail!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Curiously anticipating next in series, January 8, 2005

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Puppy "Puppy" (Pownal, VT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read Diane Mott Davidson's Culinary Mysteries and was left "wanting more " after I finished her 11th book . Pence was also reccomended and this book was quite entertaining ...but did not tie together well in my opinion . I still couldn't put it down and eagerly await next in series.