"What's a kitchen witch to do when her almost-fianc??? leaves her suddenly single and unemployed? For Mia Malone, the answer's simple: move to her grandmother's quirky Idaho hometown, where magic is an open secret and witches and warlocks are (mostly) welcome. With a new gourmet dinner delivery business--and a touch of magic in her recipes--Mia's hopes are high. Even when her ex's little sister, Christina, arrives looking for a place to stay, Mia takes it in stride. But her first catering job takes a distasteful turn when ...
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"What's a kitchen witch to do when her almost-fianc??? leaves her suddenly single and unemployed? For Mia Malone, the answer's simple: move to her grandmother's quirky Idaho hometown, where magic is an open secret and witches and warlocks are (mostly) welcome. With a new gourmet dinner delivery business--and a touch of magic in her recipes--Mia's hopes are high. Even when her ex's little sister, Christina, arrives looking for a place to stay, Mia takes it in stride. But her first catering job takes a distasteful turn when her client's body is found, stabbed and stuffed under the head table. Mia's shocked to learn that she's a suspect--and even more so when she realizes she's next on a killer's list. With Christina, along with Mia's meddling grandma, in the mix, she'll have to find out which of the town's eccentric residents has an appetite for murder...before this fresh start comes to a sticky end."--Back cover.
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One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon has Mia Malone working on the renovations of the schoolhouse she purchased for Mia�s Morsels. She is catering Adele Simpson�s birthday party the next evening at the Lodge as commanded. The day of the party, Adele is found dead at the Lodge. Officer Mark Baldwin has Mia and her roommate, Christina on the suspect list which will not do. Mia decides to do a little nosing around to see if she can reveal the killer. One Poison Pie is the first full length novel in A Kitchen Witch Mystery series. I suggest reading Chili Cauldron Curse first because it gives you needed background information on Mia, Grans, and the town of Magic Springs. I like the characters especially Grans along with the setting. Mia is a great protagonist. She is smart, strong, and a fabulous chef. She is becoming an independent woman. Mia is getting over her former boyfriend, Isaac who is also Christina�s brother. No one knows what she saw in the man. We are introduced to Trent Majors and his brother, Levi. They are both good men with great qualities (strong, dependable, handsome, funny). Two love interests for two women. I want to see the romance play out slowly. I was not a fan of the mention of Mia�s sexual feelings (this is a cozy mystery). Mia is a kitchen witch like her grandmother. I enjoy the paranormal elements and would like more of it. I want to know more about Mia�s magic, and I would like to see spells performed. I also would like to know more about the history of kitchen magic. I loved the addition of Dorothy, a spirit who visited Mia. The mystery was straightforward but there was a surprise or two. There are a couple of suspects, active investigating, and good clues as well as threats to Mia. Avid cozy mystery readers will have no problem solving this one. One Poison Pie is a busy book which I loved along with the vivid descriptions. I enjoyed Lynn Cahoon�s conversational writing style that made the book easy to read. I look forward to the next book in A Kitchen Witch Mystery series. One Poison Pie is a charming tale with tasty treats, a gorgeous grocery guy, coven conundrum, a cookbook bandit, a vanishing feline, a door dilemma, and a mysterious murder.
Lori
Feb 6, 2021
Complex Mystery with Engaging Characters
Dollycas's Thoughts
After reading Chili Cauldron Curse I dove right into One Poison Pie. Mia has broken up with her cheating boyfriend and returned to Magic Springs to restart her life by opening Mia's Morsels in an old school building. She plans to do some catering but to also build a client list of people that would enjoy a gourmet dinner delivered to their home one or more times a week. While the school is being revamped for her business her grandmother pushes her to cater a friend's birthday party. It ends up being harder than she thought when her client, Adele Simpson, changes the entire menu at the last minute but Mia rolls with the changes committed to make her first event a hit, hopefully gaining her several new customers.
Sadly the event takes a deadly turn when Adele's body is found under the head table stabbed with a knife. When Mia is tapped as the prime suspect she can't believe it. Adele was a difficult client but Mia wouldn't kill her over a few changes. There has to be someone else the police should be questioning and Mia is going to do a little snooping to give them several options . . . that is unless the killer murders her next.
Mia is a fantastic protagonist. She is smart, strong, and getting more independent every day. She has a great business plan along with the support she needs to get Mia's Morsels up and running. We met her Gran and her ex-boyfriend's sister Christina in Chili Cauldron Curse. They continue to immerge as important supporting characters. We are introduced to brothers Trent and Levi, and also Chef James. Trent has some romantic notions with Mia and Levi is just fun to be around. James allows Mia to use his kitchen to prepare the meal for Adele's party. All the characters are very well crafted, some are more magical than others. Ms. Cahoon has fleshed them out pretty well but has left them plenty of room to grow over what I hope will be a long-running series. The relationships between the characters really drew my attention and the dialogues were true to life.
The mystery plot was complex with a lot of things happening. Someone definitely wants Mia off the case and out of the way. Physical attacks, threatening messages, chilling calls, and more show the danger Mia is in. I love that witches and warlocks are common in Magic Springs and they have a variety of talents. Some are more active in the craft than others but coexist easily. I enjoyed the ghost stories and an actual ghost appearance. The paranormal elements are all well placed and did not overtake the main mystery at all. That mystery has plenty of twists and turns and surprises. A subplot with Mia's ex adds another interesting element to the story.
I find the author's writing style very comfortable with clear descriptions without being too wordy. People and places are easily visualized and the characters really come to life. The pace was perfect and humor popped up in all the right places.
I found One Poison Pie to be totally entertaining and easy to escape right into. The characters are engaging and I canÃ?Æ'Ã?¢Ã?¢ââ?¬Å¡Ã?¬Ã?¢ââ?¬Å¾Ã?¢t wait to visit them again in Two Wicked Desserts this summer.
Jennifer
Jan 28, 2021
Love this!
Well, this one definitely got me. It hooked me and kept me the whole time!
Mia Malone has moved to be closer to her grandmother after her fiance dumps her. She is focused on her first big event as a caterer in Magic Springs, Idaho. When her client is found dead on the day of the party, can Mia help find the killer before she becomes another victim?
I really enjoyed this book. I really liked getting to know all of the characters even more than in the prequel novella. I also loved that I was kept guessing the entire time. I was taken completely by surprise by the ending! I love Mia's relationships with all the other characters. I love how much the characters care about each other. I cannot wait until the next one in this series!
