Shawn Reilly Simmons is the author of The Red Carpet Catering mysteries featuring Penelope Sutherland, an on-set movie caterer. Cooking behind the scenes on movie sets perfectly combined two of her greatest passions, movies and food, and provides the inspiration for her series.
The Red Carpet Catering Mysteries:
Murder on a Silver Platter (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery #1)
Murder on the Half Shell (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery #2)
Murder on a Designer Diet (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery #3) Murder on the Main Course (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery #4)
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Murder on a Silver Platter (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery #1)
Synopsis
Penelope Sutherland and her Red Carpet Catering company just got their big break as the on-set caterer for an upcoming blockbuster. But when she discovers a dead body outside her house, Penelope finds herself in hot water. Things start to boil over when serious accidents threaten the lives of the cast and crew. And when the film’s star, who happens to be Penelope’s best friend, is poisoned, the entire production is nearly shut down.
The father of the Penelope’s best friend actually has a variety of children from different spots where he filmed his movies. Unfortunately, he missed a child and that one wants attention.
Book Review plus 4.5 stars
This was a great read! I liked how the author wove Hollywood into her plot. It was a sequential read and I thought throughout very realistic. It did take me a few pages to figure out all of the players, but all in the end the team of characters really put on a great story!!
Murder on the Half Shell (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery #2)
Synopsis
Filming a movie on a sunny Florida beach may seem like working in paradise, but dealing with the brutal heat, a difficult director and a leading lady with a serious aversion to seafood makes for a challenging task for Penelope Sutherland and her Red Carpet Catering crew. When a flashy celebrity chef is accused of the crime, Penelope Sutherland steps in to help her former culinary school instructor find the truth.
Book Review and 4.2 stars
I don’t know, the book was well written, I enjoyed the story. BUT it didn’t have the hook that the previous story did. I guess because the middle kind of sagged for a few pages, however, it did pick up and the final chapters really brought the story back into a good read.
Murder on a Designer Diet (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery #3)
Synopsis
Penelope’s life revolves around cooking and keeping her Red Carpet Catering business afloat, and she’s just landed a hearty new job for her and her staff. Just when Penelope thinks life couldn’t be sweeter, a panicked late-night phone call from Max, her best friend’s brother, ends abruptly with shots fired on his end. Her relationship with her police boyfriend as sturdy as a soup sandwich, because of his involvement. Penelope hopes to resolve it and get her boyfriend out of hot water.
Book Review
The main reason I liked this book is because the boyfriend was depicted in a realistic manner. He was investigated because of his involvement in a situation that totally outside of his jurisdication. This is a good reminder that cozy mysteries the main character doesn’t have a set of rules that they must follow. That touch really enhance the story and brought it home. It is a great read!
Murder on the Main Course (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery #4)
Synopsis
Small Town. Big Secrets. Penelope and her Red Carpet Catering crew find themselves transported to a different world when they arrive on their newest movie set in rural Indiana. , Penelope feels more homesick for the big city and her boyfriend than ever before. Penelope works to uncover the darker truths boiling beneath the surface of his seemingly perfect life so they can leave.
Book Review plus 4.0
I don’t like it when small town are presented in a cliched manner, even for a book. I grew up in a small town and outsiders were just that, outsiders. There are things that no outsider will every know, but that doesn’t mean it’s all bad. Anyway, the sequence of the book and the writing really held up and the book was fun to read once I got off my bandwagon concerning small towns.
Recent Comments