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by Claudia Bishop (Author) "Margaret Quilliam stretched out on the lounge chair facing the ocean and exhaled with exaggerated pleasure..." (more)
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Hemlock Falls is a pretty little town in upstate New York. Sarah Quilliam, with her talent for business, runs the Inn at Hemlock Falls. Her sister, Meg, keeps the guests happy with her culinary abilities. But when it comes to murder, the Quilliam sisters have to rely on other skills--spotting clues, solving crimes, catching culprits... Death Dines Out The Quilliam sisters are thrilled to leave the Inn for a week in Palm Beach--even if their trip isn't exactly a vacation. In exchange for first-class tickets, the pair will help socialite Tiffany Taylor with her charity for phobic women. The deal sounds too good to be true--and it is. Shortly after their arrival, the sisters learn that the so-called charity is actually a ploy being used by Tiffany to humiliate her nasty ex-husband--and he is not amused. Caught in the middle of the fray, the sisters hope to help the Taylors finally bury the hatchet--before one of them has to bury the other...

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  • Paperback: 237 pages
  • Publisher: Berkley (December 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0425161110
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425161111
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable and fun to read cozy, November 3, 1997
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It is cold and snowing in Hemlock Falls, home town of Quill, owner of a local inn. Quill and her sister Meg have been invited to attend a charity event in Palm Beach, Florida. With the sun as Quill's lure and a chance to show off her cooking abilities being Meg's enticement, the siblings accept the opportunity to luxuriate in the home of society matron Tiffany Taylor.

Neither sibling expects to be involved in a homicide investigation in Florida as they have back home. However, the Quilliam sister are unaware that the battle of the roses has begun between Tiffany and her former spouse. Verges will do anything to stop Tiffany from turning him into the laughingstock of all his friends and business associates with her ludicrous charity gala of collecting money for women who are phobic about marrying for money. When he disappears, the siblings seek the truth in order to protect themselves and their business from the wrath of Verger's first wife, a woman with the mystique of A Jackie Kennedy.

The fifth installment of the Hemlock Falls mystery series is just as quirky and entertaining s the previous four humorous novels. The snappy repartee between the two siblings reduces the growing tension to manageable levels. The story line is fast paced, easy to follow, yet complex enough to keep reader interest at a very high plateau. DEATH DINES OUT is gourmet delight that overcomes the holiday blues.

Harriet Klausner

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3.0 out of 5 stars Go back to Hemlock Falls..., October 3, 2001
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This novel, although readable, proves that Quill and Meg belong at the Inn. Without the supporting cast of characters, the book drags.
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3.0 out of 5 stars More improbable whodunit than normal - and in Florida, to boot!, September 1, 2008
By Naor Wallach (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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Working vacation? In a hurricane?

In this installment of the adventures of the Quilliam sisters, we find them leaving the cozy confines of their Inn at Hemlock Falls to go on a working vacation in Palm Beach, FL - in the middle of winter; while a snow storm is raging. Sounds pretty good, huh?

Well, it turns out that the reason they came down, is to give some lectures, cooking classes, and a demonstration, all paid for by a wealthy divorcee who is starting up a clinic for phobic women. Having the Qulliam sisters there seemed like a good idea to all until the two show up in Florida and find out exactly what they got involved in.

First of all, the wealthy divorcee and her ex-husband are in the shouting match stage and appear very happy to get their pictures posted everywhere as they fling statuary, crockery, and anything else handy at each other. Secondly, Palm Beach is absolutely crawling with very rich, and very arrogant people who are focused only on making money and do not care what they do to each other to make it happen. Thirdly, there is an underlying current of unreality about the whole situation.

So, Meg and Quill are down in Florida while Hemlock Inn is socked in by 36 inches of snow in January. The inn is closed and they are swimming in the pool in a private beach residence. Then come the aforementioned complications and before they know it, they are involved in a murder mystery, a kidnapping, ransom collection, and more press people than they typically see. Of course, the local detective is someone who knows Miles so he lets the sisters conduct their own investigation unfettered in a totally different area. Now, suspension of disbelief is always required when reading these kinds of mystery stories, but I took away a start on this point - after all, not only are they allowed to do whatever they want in an area far from home and much more urban than their normal village, but one of the key elements of the story is a hurricane that comes up one night (in January???) and almost swamps a boat the sisters are on, but then, the very next morning, is hanging around off the coast of Africa? Hello! Can someone please look at a map - editors? Anyone?

The other point was lost when I reviewed the plot and realized how out of control it's become. There are multiple crimes being committed, but all by the same group of very rich people who seem to have nothing better to do with their time than hang around the beaches all day and night and spend lots of money. Why would these people, supposedly so pampered, get involved in such crimes and their supposed motives is stretching it way out of line for the most part. So, another point deducted.

Nonetheless, this book is still a fun read. The dynamics between the sisters are always a joy to read; the depiction of the emotional baggage that all good quality chefs must have (apparently) is a hoot; and the descriptions of the scrapes they all manage to get into is fun and appealing. So, even though this book is not one of my favorite in the series, the series as a whole is quite welcoming and belongs on my bookshelves.

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