Budewitz’s wonderful writing and no longer gave it a thought. Honestly, at first it was a little strange for me, but I was soon lost in the story, and Ms. Read moreįirst in the Spice Shop Mystery series, ASSAULT AND PEPPER was a tasty read and has whet my appetite for more.With a large percentage of cozies being set in fictional towns, I wasn't sure how I would feel about this book being set in Seattle at a famous location like The Pike Place Public Market. I still enjoyed the process though, and the MC gets points for avoiding TSTL moves.
I guessed the murderer really early, although not the motive (the author didn't telegraph clues, but the story structure - I don't know how else to put it - gave the killer away). There were even a couple of recipes in the back I'd try. Also included in the author's note at the beginning are the titles of references she used for her spice and herbal information a step far beyond what cozy writers normally bother with, and it was appreciated (I'll be checking those books out). The author does an excellent job weaving facts and information about spices through the narrative without sounding like a presenter on the Home Shopping Network, and she further ties the narrative to the MC's reading of the Brother Cadfael Mysteries, which was kinda cool. I've only been there a handful of times myself, but I had no problem "seeing" the market and she uses RL landmarks to help the reader along too. An author's note at the beginning specifies what parts of the market she's taken artistic liberties with, but she mostly leaves the market as it really is.
This one takes place in Seattle, at Pike's Market, in a spice shop. Only, if she's not careful, Pepper's nosy ways might make her next on the killer's list. Convinced her reticent employee is innocent, Pepper takes it on herself to sniff out some clues. Tory seems to know why she's a suspect, but she refuses to do anything to curry favor with the cops. But when a panhandler named Doc shows up dead on the store's doorstep, a Seattle Spice Shop cup in his hand, the local gossip gets too hot for Pepper to handle-especially after the police arrest one of Pepper's staffers, Tory Finch, for murder. Her aromatic creations are the talk of the town, and everyone stops by for a cup of her refreshing spice tea, even other shopkeepers and Market regulars.
Īfter leaving a dicey marriage and losing a beloved job in a corporate crash, Pepper Reece has found a new zest for life running a busy spice and tea shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market. Pepper Reece, owner of the Seattle Spice Shop, thinks she can handle any kind of salty customer-until a murderer ends up in the mix.
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