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A Cornish Recipe for Murder: A funny and feel-good cozy crime mystery (A Nosey Parker Cozy Mystery, Book 5) by [Fiona Leitch]

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‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries

Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is back!

When popular TV baking contest and national institution ‘The Best of British Baking Roadshow’ rolls into town and sets up camp in the grounds of Boskern House, a historic stately home near Penstowan, former police officer Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker finds herself competing to represent Cornwall in the grand final.

But with a fellow contestant who will stop at nothing to win and a drag queen host with secrets of their own, Jodie discovers that the roadshow doesn’t just have the ingredients for the perfect showstopper cake, but also for the perfect murder…

And when a body is found in the grounds of the house, Jodie is drawn into another high-stakes case along with local DCI Nathan Withers.

Can Jodie expose the culprit? Or will the murderer become the real showstopper?

What readers are saying:

‘Come for the sleuthing, stay for the fun! Can hardly wait for the next one!’ Jan, 5 star NetGalley reader review

‘Fiona Leitch is a delight’ Elle, 5 star NetGalley reader review

‘Another fantastic addition to my favorite series!’ Rekha, 5 star NetGalley reader review

‘5 WELL DESERVED STARS! You will want to read this in one sitting because you are on the edge of your seat the entire time… I was mad at life getting in the way!’ Michelle, 5 star NetGalley reader review

‘I am a big fan of Nosey Parker and her awesome family… It’s a ball to read and I couldn't put it down!’ Jaimee, 5 star NetGalley reader review

‘This is a fun series smothered in good humour, some of it witty and some the belly laugh kind. Jodie is a terrific character’ Bridget, 5 star NetGalley reader review

‘I don’t think cozy crime can get cozier than this!’ P, 5 star NetGalley reader review

‘I read it as a standalone and found it just as enjoyable… I would recommend this book to anyone who wants an amusing well-written cozy crime novel’ Eli, 5 star NetGalley reader review

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09FKPJJ1N
Publisher ‏ : ‎ One More Chapter (August 18, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 18, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2818 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 263 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #157,388 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,086 in Cozy Culinary Mystery
- #1,243 in General Humorous Fiction
- #1,806 in Humorous Fiction

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Fiona Leitch is an author, tea drinker, and cat slave. She writes the Jodie 'Nosey' Parker cosy crime series for HarperCollins, because she loves thinking about Cornwall, food, and murdering people (not necessarily in that order). She is a sucker for a happy ending (though not for the victim, obviously), a romantic subplot, and the odd cheesy pun.

Fiona is represented by Lina Langlee at the North Literary Agency.

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Delightful series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 9, 2022

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I am not going to tell everyone the story line, they have read what these books are about. I really enjoyed each book. I like the characters and what each of them added to the story, including Germaine. They are all cozy mysteries. I might have been able to see “who dit it”, but not necessarily why. All I can say I enjoyed the easy reads they they are and recommend them to anyone who wants to escape with a delightful read.

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lynguy1

Well-plotted with Great Characters

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 18, 2022

A Cornish Recipe for Murder by Fiona Leitch brings a death, a baking show, and some humor to the fifth book in the Nosey Parker cozy mystery series set mainly on the grounds of Boskern House in Cornwall, England. Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker has moved back to her home town of Penstowan after leaving the London metropolitan police force. She has retrained as a caterer and started Banquets and Bakes, her own catering company. When her boyfriend Detective Chief Inspector Nathan Withers shows up at her door with an envelope in hand, Jodie’s mom Shirley and daughter Daisy get excited. The three of them have entered her into a popular television baking contest and she’s been selected as one of five contestants to compete to represent Cornwall. However, things don’t go smoothly. From sabotage to a host with secrets to a dead body, Jodie can’t help but spend time investigating along with Nathan.

Once again, I enjoyed visiting with old friends. Jodie’s sense of humor and warmth continues to shine in this story. She was a likeable and friendly character with a need to investigate that I continued to connect with. The secondary characters continue to develop. In this case, we saw more growth in Nathan. His and Jodie’s interactions continue to be varied and range from witty to serious. The chemistry between them creates a fun dynamic. Instead of only quaint characters, this cozy has several realistic characters that add to the depth of the story. Spotlighting their individual traits made it easy to connect with them. Their Pomeranian Germaine continues to add cuteness and stress relief at various times.

A well-plotted story with characters that feel emotionally rich draws readers in and doesn’t let go until the final word in the book. The author did a good job of transporting me to the baking contest tent, which made the novel more enjoyable. The story had several twists, a few red herrings, a couple of surprises at the end, and gives readers food for thought with a question left unanswered. As always, having a sleuth that isn’t an amateur continues to bring depth to the novel that can be lacking in some cozy mysteries.

Overall, this was a story that quickly drew me into Jodie’s world. It was a fun, appealing and entertaining read with a solid mystery to unravel. All of the major plot points were resolved satisfactorily, and the atmosphere was just right. Themes include friendship, parent-child relationships, romance, competition, and death. Relationships continue to play a major role in this series. A recipe for one of the competition cakes is included at the end of the book.

I recommend the novel to those that enjoy the genre. It was a fun and relaxing read and I can’t wait for the next book featuring Jodie and her family and friends. For more enjoyment, the books are best read in order, but this can be read as a standalone.

HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and Fiona Leitch provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley. This is my honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way. Publication date is currently set for August 18, 2022. This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine.

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Anne R. Marshall

Decent plot. Entertaining characters. Great setting. I recommend!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2022

A Cornish Recipe for Murder by Fiona Leitch brings us back to Cornwall where Jodie has taken up a second career as a chef, leaving her first career as a police officer behind after becoming aware of the stress it was causing her daughter. Since arriving life has been good: her business is successful, she has bought a house, and she has fallen in love with DCI Nathan Withers. In fact, they are talking moving in together. He and Daisy, her daughter have gone behind her back and registered her to be a contestant in the Best of British Baking Roadshow where she would complete to be the best and then compete again against the winners from other counties to be the best in Britain. She is not really sure she is happy about it. She is a chef, not a baker, but the publicity would be invaluable. The show will be emceed by Barbara Strident who was the popular cross-dressing alter ego of a man called Russell Lang. It was all to be very exciting, until someone was murdered. He was a low level employee so it was not immediately obvious who the murderer might be. DCI Withers was called in to investigate, but of course, no one could stop Jodie “Nosey” Parker from helping.

This is a decent mystery with enough suspects to keep it interesting. There are also plenty of clues, some pertinent, some red herrings. The cast of characters is excellent. We start with Jodie, who is an ex-cop, and terrific mother and daughter, and a pretty good girlfriend. She is an ever-changing and growing character which makes her real. Her boyfriend is Nathan, who is CID and clever and handsome and very loving. He is a terrific foil for Jodie. Also included are Daisy, her 13-year-old daughter who is as authentic a teenager as possible, and her mother, who is 71 and far from old. The bunch of them make a happy family and a terrific background for their investigations. A good book!

I was invited to read a free-ARC of A Cornish Recipe for Murder by One More Chapter, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions a my own. #Netgalley #OneMoreChapter #FionaLeitch #ACornishRecipeForMurder

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2022

This book was just the right light pick me up read after being kind of frustrated that summer break is coming to an end this week without my having had as much time for my girls as I would have liked because I am still playing post vacation catch up at work … the plans are always too big, the time too little.

A Cornish Recipe for Murder by Fiona Leitch is a wonderful cozy mystery that is the fifth book in the delightful The Nosey Parker Mysteries series.
This is such a fun book!

This was the second book in this fabulous cozy mystery series that I have read, but they work well enough without the full continuity but I did enjoy it so much that I do plan to go back and read the first three books as well.

Jodie(Nosey) and Nathan are a great team solving the murder, what I love about this story specifically is that the sleuth has a believable point of access to the investigations by being a retired ex-police officer with a ton of experience in a small town setting were extra hands come in handy. I love that this entertaining cozy mystery takes place on set at a baking road show, since i love seasonal baking shows this was just right for me. The cast of characters and their interaction added to my enjoyment.
I had such fun following along with them as they unspooled the mystery, which was filled with leads, twists, suspects and a fitting ending.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 14, 2023

Pleasantly twisty with a great cast of characters.
I was gifted a copy.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 4, 2023

Great mystery! Really like this author!

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T. Wood

Very Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 18, 2022

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Jodie Parker, or Nosey to those in the know, is quite happy running her catering business, spending time with her detective boyfriend Nathan, daughter Daisy, and mum Shirley, in her lovely home in Penstowan, Cornwall. She wasn't planning on applying to take part in The Best of British Baking Roadshow but her friends and family had other ideas. So, now she's cooking up a storm in the tent at Boskern House and there's also the small matter of the body found in the grounds!

With DCI Nathan Withers on the case and needing her insight Jodie finds herself splitting her time between completing the variety of baking tasks and investigating who killed a crewmember and why. The competition is fierce but Jodie can't leave Nathan to investigate alone, especially as more than one of the production crew, presenters, and fellow competitors are definitely keeping secrets.

Book 5 in this wonderful series doesn't disappoint in any way. Josie, Nathan, Daisy and Shirley are all on top form and the scenes in the big white tent are my favourites by Fiona Leitch so far. The original characters are obviously based around those familiar from a very well-known TV series but are different enough to withstand the comparison.

There are things happening in Josie’s home life which will, I imagine, continue into book six. The ending left a few signposts towards what may happen next but was very satisfying and I didn't work out whodunnit until I was supposed to which is just as I like it.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own. I have loved Josie since book one, and this is a brilliant continuation which is everything I hoped for.

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Pers

I love this series!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 18, 2022

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I love Jodie 'Nosey' Parker and her penchant for getting involved in police investigations despite having quit the Force! It's just as well her boyfriend, DCI Nathan Withers is so tolerant of her poking her nose in where she's not really supposed to.

I enjoyed this riff on the Great British Bake Off, despite never having seen the show or having much interest in baking because Fiona Leitch made it into a jolly romp - despite the murder! - with Jodie running off to investigate every time, despite the fact she's supposed to be baking and being filmed for the show.

If you want a light-hearted, cosy murder mystery, you can't do worse than join Jodie Parker and her family in their slightly madcap adventures!

Tracy W

Bake Off fans will love this...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 3, 2022

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I discovered the "Nosey" Parker books during our holiday in Cornwall this summer and have loved all the books in the series.
This one crossed over into my enjoyment of The Great British Bake Off, it was hard to distinguish the book from the show at some points. The plot has some twists and turns I didn't see coming, whilst still having a familiar feel.
I love the characters, the settings and the stories in this series.
I have pre ordered the next book and I'm sure it will live up to the five that came before.
Also - bonus recipes with each book! I need to make this saffron infused fruit cake to see if it tastes as good as it is described.

KK

Great Cosy series….

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 17, 2022

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Absolutely love this series of Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker…. A great cosy mystery series that you can’t put down. I started with the 1st not sure what to expect now I’ve read all 5 I’m eagerly awaiting Book 6 to see … what does Jodie do? Great character building throughout from mum to daughter to dishy DI and friends which made it thoroughly enjoyable as their lives are interwoven without loosing focus…. If you want to curl up in the dark months of winter this is definitely a series to follow.

Mrs. Roberta Beechey

Great series - really enjoyed the books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 11, 2022

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Cosy - yes, fantasy - yes but the story lines were very enjoyable and I liked the characters.
Just one thing did irritate though, there was no attempt to write speech in any sort of dialect, a good point for me, but every so often the expression innit was tagged onto the end of a sentence - very irritating and seemingly for no reason. It's not an expression in common use in most parts of the country and I strongly suspect not in Cornwall. If its already in the next book I hope it's edited out before publication.

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